Bank of Korea

Semiconductor exports soar 198.8% from a year earlier

The timing and pace of these should depend on incoming data, says the lender’s outgoing senior deputy governor

CPI rose 2.8 per cent in July from a year earlier

Both currencies are so tightly coupled that a joint intervention could double the impact, says an analyst

The reforms underscore the government’s desire for currency internationalisation

It says the economic growth rate for South Korea is expected to ‘considerably exceed’ the bank’s May forecast of 2.6%

The index triggered a circuit breaker for the sixth time this year earlier this week

The central bank also flags rising credit risks among vulnerable borrowers and businesses

The central bank targets inflation at 2% in the medium term