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Bank of Korea holds policy rate for fifth straight meeting

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The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board on Jan. 15 holds the benchmark interest rate steady at 2.50 percent at the year's first meeting on monetary policy direction. The decision marks the fifth consecutive meeting at which the central bank leaves rates unchanged, extending a streak that has continued since July last year.

Writer Ji-young Lee
published 2026-01-15 09:59:27

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Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong bangs the gavel at a Monetary Policy Board meeting on monetary policy direction at the central bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 15. [Photo: Bank of Korea]

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board on Thursday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at the current 2.50 percent at its first meeting on monetary policy direction of the new year. It marks a fifth straight hold since July last year.

Ji-young Lee ljy@d-today.co.kr

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