Bank of Korea holds rate steady amid chip export surge and inflation concerns
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The Bank of Korea maintained the base rate at 3.00% on October 22, pausing after two consecutive hikes, but strong chip exports and inflation kept November rate hike probabilities high. Chip exports surged 222.5% year-on-year in the first 20 days of October, while September CPI rose to 2.9%, above the 2% target. Markets anticipate a 0.25 percentage point hike in November, with analysts projecting rates to reach 3.5% by early 2027.
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- 1Unclassified fact stationOct 17, 00:00recorded Oct 22, 10:04single source
韩国央行维持基准利率不变
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Report first recorded Oct 22, 10:04
The Bank of Korea (BOK) held its benchmark rate at 3.00% on Thursday after two straight hikes, matching the forecast of all 34 analysts in a Reuters poll. This pause comes despite a 222.5% surge in early October chip exports compared to a year earlier, which keeps a November rate increase in play due to persistent price pressure. Consumer prices rose 2.9% in September, exceeding the BOK's 2% target, while core inflation eased to 2.8% from 3.4%. Eighteen of 20 experts surveyed by a Seoul Economic Daily expect a November hike, and Citibank and Morgan Stanley expect rates to reach 3.5% in early 2027. However, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 20.72% in 10 sessions through Oct. 20, partly due to doubts over returns on AI spending, despite the export boom.
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