This just coming in from the central bank. <br />In a widely expected move,... the Bank of Korea has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at one-point-five percent,... maintaining the rate at that level for half-a-year now. <br /> In November last year, the central bank raised the rate by a quarter percentage point,… marking the first rate adjustment in over a year.<br />We'll have more details and what the freeze means for the economy during our next newscast at noon, Korea time. <br /><br /><br /> This just coming in from the central bank. <br />The Bank of Korea has cut its benchmark interest rate to one-point-25 percent.<br /> The decision has caught experts by surprise as they had been anticipating a rate freeze. <br />We'll have more details during our next newscast at noon, Korea time. <br /><br /><br /> This just coming in from the central bank. <br />The Bank of Korea has raised its benchmark interest rate to one-point-75 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 />
