Bank of Korea board members open to near-term rate cut, see headwinds from US policies -minutes
A voting board member, Shin Sung-hwan, who dissented in the Bank of Korea's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in January, said the economy faces bigger risks due to domestic political turmoil ...
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BOK Members Worried That Rate Cut Might Weaken Won, Minutes Show
Concerns that a third consecutive cut to the benchmark rate might spur further weakening of the South Korean won persuaded some Bank of Korea board members to keep policy on hold last month ...
South Korea plane fire causes mass evacuation
An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea's city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. They say four people were injured as they were ...