Depending on the inflation path and currency moves, the BoK may delay its rate action until the third quarter of 2025.

South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.1% in March from a year earlier, after a rise of 2.0% in February, government data ...

South Korea's headline inflation came near the central bank's 2% target in March, allowing room for the bank to ease monetary policy further. The benchmark consumer-price index rose 2.1% from a ...

[SEOUL] South Korea’s consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated as weakness in the won helped boost import costs, giving the central bank an incentive to pause its monetary easing campaign when ...

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.1% in March from a year earlier, after a rise of 2.0% in February, government data showed on Wednesday. That was also slightly higher than a ...

South Korea recorded an unexpected rise in inflation in March thanks to higher processed food (3.6%) and eating-out prices (3.0%). Both accelerated more than expected as companies passed on increased ...

South Korea's headline inflation came near the central bank's 2% target in March, allowing room for the bank to ease monetary policy further. The benchmark consumer-price index rose 2.1% from a ...

An unexpected pickup in inflation complicates the Bank of Korea’s rate cut cycle. The central bank faces some difficult decisions as inflation pressures collide with currency weakness and ...