Bank of Korea Policies
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The Bank of Korea governor has called for a timely interest rate hike to prioritize price stability. The central bank also extended interest payments on excess reserves and foreign currency deposits by six months. A recent analysis found wealth concentration erodes productivity.
Bank of Korea stops publishing global foreign-reserves rankings, says it is not hiding unfavorable data
For the first time in 25 years, the Bank of Korea has left South Korea's place in the global foreign-reserves table out of its monthly release. The central bank had published the ranking every month since February 2001, but removed it from the statement on August-end reserves issued on Sept. 3. The change immediately invited suspicion. South Korea ranked 10th at the end of July, and some questione…
Bank of Korea warns stablecoin market opening could affect foreign exchange market
Opening South Korea’s stablecoin market could have a growing impact on the foreign exchange market, according to a Bank of Korea study released on the 3rd. Stablecoins are cryptoassets designed to hol…
Bank of Korea Abruptly Removes Foreign-Reserve Ranking After 25 Years
For the first time in more than 25 years, the Bank of Korea has stopped publishing South Korea's place in the global ranking of foreign-exchange reserves. The change appeared without advance warning i…
Bank of Korea Abruptly Stops Publishing Foreign-Reserve Ranking After More Than 25 Years
The Bank of Korea has quietly dropped a monthly statistic it had published for more than 25 years: South Korea’s ranking among countries by foreign-exchange reserves. The ranking was absent from the c…