Soo-hyang Choi

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Soo-hyang Choi

A majority of economists predicts the Bank of Korea will hold its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday in order to stabilize the currency at a time when Donald Trump’s tariff campaign is creating a raft of uncertainties. Fifteen of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the BOK to keep rates unchanged, as the central bank awaits the outcome of Seoul’s tariff talks with the Trump administration.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Soo-hyang Choi

A majority of economists predicts the Bank of Korea will hold its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday in order to stabilize the currency at a time when Donald Trump’s tariff campaign is creating a raft of uncertainties. Fifteen of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the BOK to keep rates unchanged, as the central bank awaits the outcome of Seoul’s tariff talks with the Trump administration.

1 week ago | hk.news.yahoo.com | Soo-hyang Choi

【彭博】-- 大多數經濟學家預測，在美國總統川普的關稅政策引發諸多不確定因素之際，韓國央行周四將維持基準利率不變，以穩定韓元。 在彭博社調查的24位經濟學家中，有15位預計韓國央行將維持利率不變，因為央行正在等待首爾與華盛頓之間的關稅談判結果。其餘9位經濟學家則預計，央行將下調基準利率25個基點至2.5%，以幫助本國依賴出口的經濟應對關稅衝擊，並重振因數月政治動盪而疲軟的經濟活動。 這種分歧凸顯出川普反覆無常的關稅公告引發了不穩定後，各國央行行長和決策者所面臨的困境，對韓國等依賴全球貿易的國家而言，這會令其成長前景蒙上陰影。韓國製造商在全球供應鏈中發揮著至關重要的作用，出口是該國經濟成長的主要支柱。 「我們預計韓國央行將維持利率不變，同時發出可能在5月份降息的強烈信號，就像1月份那樣，」Meritz Securities Co.分析師Yoon Yeo-sam說道。 在今年的首次貨幣政策會議上，韓國央行維持利率不變，並表示委員會認為未來三個月降息的可能性很大。韓國央行隨後於2月25日將基準利率下調至2.75%。...

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Soo-hyang Choi

South Korea unveiled a 12 trillion won ($8.4 billion) supplementary budget plan to shore up the country’s export-reliant economy threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs as officials prepare to head to the US to negotiate a lower duty. The amount is up from an originally planned 10 trillion won, with a third of the total earmarked for dealing with trade risks and boosting the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Tuesday.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Soo-hyang Choi

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