SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1.5 percent for a sixth consecutive month Thursday, ahead of an anticipated rate increase by the US Federal Reserve.
The decision had been widely expected with the Bank of Korea’s (BOK) board members adopting a wait and see approach to the impact of an eventual Fed hike on the global economy.
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