This photo on November 24, 2022 shows the construction of the Bank of Korea BOK in Seoul, South Korea. On Thursday, the South Korean central bank increased its political set to contain inflation and for the first time supplies six consecutive interest rate increases. (Photo by Wang Yiliang/Xinhua about Getty Images)
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The South Korean Central Bank reduced its political interest rate by 25 basis points on Thursday, since the country is exposed to duplicate whommy by lengthy political turbulence and Trump's comprehensive tariffs.
The Bank of Korea reduced interest rates from 2.75% to 2.5%, the lowest since August 2022, according to the expectations of Economists surveyed by Reuters. This marked the fourth cut of the central bank in the last six sessions.
The shortening of the quarter percentage came when the country continued to deal with war law in December after the trial of the former guide Yoon Suk Yeol continued to deal with increased political uncertainty.
South Korea was beaten by the Trump administration with 25% mutual tariffs, which were later suspended for 90 days. The South Korean heads of state and government have concluded a contract with the US government before the deadline on July 8.
Both sides have explained that they have agreed on a package for tariffs and economic cooperation until then, but the South Korean Minister of Trade and Industry recently said that it would not have enough time, and the upcoming election could continue to delay it.
South Koreans will go to the surveys on June 3 to choose the next president. The Snap election was called after Yeol was charged as president and removed from office.
South Korea's GDP -BIP growth has ended unexpectedly in the first quarter and reduced 0.1% after the previous year. This marked its first contraction since the fourth quarter of 2020.
The BOK money policy board attributed the tariff -Senkt decision to its expectations that economic growth will “significantly” decrease, while inflation remains “largely stable”.
“The board of directors will maintain its interest in the interest in order to alleviate the downward risk of economic growth and to adapt the timing and the pace of further basic rate and at the same time monitor changes in the national and external political environment,” says the explanation.
The central bank also lowered its GDP forecast for 2025 to only 0.8%, which is significantly lower than the previous projection of 1.5%.
The choice of a new president next week should lead to the introduction of “urgently needed fiscal incentive”, said Gareth Leather, Senior Asia Economist at Capital Economics, in a note that anticipates consumer expenses for collection.
Nevertheless, this boost may not be enough to compensate for the break-in of the real estate sector and the disorder of exports and to pull the GDP growth of the year to only 0.5%, estimated leather.
The country's Kospi Stock Index rose by 1.25% after the announcement, while the South Korean won 0.71% and the last trade at 1383.40 against Greenback.
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