Korea’s GDP growth slowed in Q2 and is likely to stay on a weaker track in coming quarters. The recovery is unlikely to stall and we still expect the Bank of Korea (BoK) to lift its policy rate in August by 25bp to 2.5%. But rate hikes in the current tightening cycle will probably come through more slowly than is usual and the peak for rates should be lower than is normal.
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