This just coming in....<br />The Bank of Korea has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at one-point-five percent.<br /> It's the first monetary policy meeting since the reappointment of BOK governor Lee Ju-yeol last month.<br />The decision follows a freeze in January and February.<br />In November, the central bank raised its key rate by a quarter percentage point, marking the first rate hike in over six years.<br />We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time. <br /><br />This just coming in....<br />The Bank of Korea has cut its benchmark interest rate to one-point-two-five percent.<br /> This follows the first rate hike in over six years in November, when the central bank raised its record low interest rate by a quarter percentage point, tightening its monetary policy.<br />We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time. <br /><br />This just coming in....<br />The Bank of Korea has raised its benchmark interest rate to one-point-seven-five percent .<br /> This follows the first rate hike in over six years in November, when the central bank raised its record low interest rate by a quarter percentage point, tightening its monetary policy.<br />We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time. <br />
