Tue, 21-Oct-2025

South Korea’s C. Bank joins its competitors in a half-point rate increase

South Korea's

The Bank of Korea raised its policy rate by 50 basis points to 2.25%. It is the biggest increase since the bank adopted the current policy system in 1999. The decision could help curb further weakening of the won. After the currency tumbled 9.4% against the US dollar this year. South Korea’s central bank on … Read more

 South Korea’s Yoon warns of a threat to “universal principles” during the NATO conference

 South Korea's Yoon

 the president of South Korea warned a NATO summit of the threat to universal principles in a period of new conflict  President Yoon Suk-yeol joined national NATO leaders as an observer at a summit in Spain as Russian forces stepped up their attacks in Ukraine,   Yoon stated in a speech on Wednesday that “a new … Read more