The decision by the Bank of Korea to leave interest rates unchanged (at 3.5%) today came as no surprise, but of more interest will be the tone of Governor Rhee’s press conference and the central bank’s statement later in the day. We expect policymakers to strike a dovish tone and drop clear hints that they will cut rates at the central bank’s next meeting in October.
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