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Bank of Korea delivers back-to-back rate hikes to cope with inflation

BOK raises benchmark rate to 3% as inflation woes persist

The Bank of Korea (BOK) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3 percent, delivering a rare consecutive hike as inflationary pressures persist...

Bank of Korea (BOK) delivers second straight rate hike, lifts benchmark to 3.00%

The move lands in line with market pricing, with 18 of 35 economists surveyed by Reuters having called for the hike, limiting the scope for a sharp won or bond market reaction on t...

Bank of Korea's returns on foreign assets near $12.5 bil. in 2025

Korea's central bank posted nearly 17 trillion won ($12.5 billion) in returns from foreign assets in 2025, helped by a weaker won and a rally in stock markets, data from the bank s...

Early rate hike ahead of Fed's move minimized economic costs: BOK chief

Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song said Monday that the central bank's August rate hike ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's September move gave Korea more time to respond and...

Bank of Korea boosts access with 24-hour won pilot

Bank of Korea began a 24-hour won settlement pilot with four banks, letting foreign investors settle through RFI-K accounts ahead of 2027.

Analysts forecast BOK to hold benchmark rate unchanged at upcoming meeting: poll

Local economic experts expect the Bank of Korea (BOK) to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its upcoming policy meeting later this week, with a possible rate hike at its...

Finance minister, BOK chief stress coordination to address uncertainties

Korea's finance minister met with the central bank governor Monday to discuss ways to strengthen coordination to address economic uncertainties, the finance ministry said. Finance...

Korea's $20 bil. US investment unlikely to pressure won: BOK chief

Korea's planned annual investment of up to $20 billion in the United States is unlikely to put pressure on the won, as the local currency has become more resilient to external shoc...

Bank of Korea won’t issue stablecoins: Here’s why

Bank of Korea Governor Hyun Song Shin says private firms should handle stablecoins while the central bank focuses on bank deposit tokens and payments.

BOK highlights demand-pull inflation pressure from strong export growth

Korea's monetary policy should focus on preventing core inflation from spreading broadly and remaining elevated as robust exports spill over into the broader economy and intensify...

Household, self-employed debt raises alarm as BOK lifts key rate to 3%

The Bank of Korea's (BOK) recent decision to raise its policy rate to 3 percent is increasing concerns over the financial stability of already vulnerable borrowers, including the s...

Korea likely to continue solid growth driven by robust chip exports

The Korean economy is expected to continue solid growth for the time being as robust semiconductor exports spill over into the broader economy, the central bank said Monday. "The d...

Korea extends current account surplus in August amid solid exports

SEJONG — Korea posted a current account surplus in August, the central bank said Thursday, the second highest on record, on the back of the robust exports amid the global semicondu...

South Korea may ban foreign banks arranging global bond deals, Bloomberg News reports

Bank of Korea launches 24-hour won settlement pilot for foreign investors

The Bank of Korea’s new network will let foreign investors settle won transactions during business hours in their home countries.The Bank of Korea (BOK) launched a pilot of its fir...

Foreign currency deposits rise to all-time high in July

Foreign currency deposits in Korea rose by the largest amount in seven months to a record high in July, driven by a sharp increase in dollar savings, central bank data showed Frida...

Nvidia-inspired KOSPI rally subdued after BOK's 2nd straight rate hike

Seoul stocks fell just short of reclaiming the 7,000 mark on Thursday, as Nvidia’s stronger-than-expected earnings fueled an early rally before the Bank of Korea’s (BOK) rate hike...

Bond, CD issuance climbs 11.1% in Q3

Sales of bonds and certificates of deposits (CDs) in Korea rose more than 11 percent in the third quarter of this year from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday. The value of debt i...

BOK chief stresses need to curb inflation amid AI boom, Mideast crisis

The chief of the Bank of Korea (BOK) on Wednesday stressed the importance of keeping inflation under control, saying the global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom and the...

Former Bank of Korea governor Chang Yong Rhee joins PIIE as nonresident senior fellow

Washington, DC—The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) announced that Chang Yong Rhee, former governor of the Bank of Korea, has joined PIIE as a nonresident seni...

South Korea regulator meets banks after data breaches

ADB raises Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for Korea to 3.2 percent from the 2.6 percent projected in July, citing strong exports and co...

Bank of Korea Wants Stablecoins Written Into Forex Law as Crypto Bill and Tax Fight Come to a Head

Bitcoin Magazine Bank of Korea Wants Stablecoins Written Into Forex Law as Crypto Bill and Tax Fight Come to a Head The Bank of Korea told lawmakers it will draft a forex law amen...