Bank of Korea keeps key interest rate at 1.5%

  • 6 years ago
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The Bank of Korea has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at one-point-five percent.
It's the first monetary policy meeting since the reappointment of BOK governor Lee Ju-yeol last month.
The decision follows a freeze in January and February.
In November, the central bank raised its key rate by a quarter percentage point, marking the first rate hike in over six years.
We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time.

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The Bank of Korea has cut its benchmark interest rate to one-point-two-five percent.
This follows the first rate hike in over six years in November, when the central bank raised its record low interest rate by a quarter percentage point, tightening its monetary policy.
We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time.

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The Bank of Korea has raised its benchmark interest rate to one-point-seven-five percent .
This follows the first rate hike in over six years in November, when the central bank raised its record low interest rate by a quarter percentage point, tightening its monetary policy.
We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time.