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Bank of Korea on hold, for now

The Bank of Korea (BoK) today unsurprisingly kept its policy rate on hold at 1.50% for its second straight meeting, and the accompanying statement and governor’s press conference suggest the central bank will proceed cautiously with policy tightening. We continue to expect only one 25bp hike this year.

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