BoK: Unanimous 25bps rate cut – ANZ

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Today marked the first meeting for the Bank of Korea’s new board and the decision to cut the policy rate was unanimous, the ANZ Bank analyst team report. The USD/KRW saw some volatile moves but remained within the familiar trade range, currently trading at 1240.40.

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“The Bank of Korea (BoK) today cut its policy rate by 25bps to 0.50% against a challenging growth backdrop, as widely expected.”

“The BoK lowered its 2020 growth forecast from 2.1% to -0.2%, which would mark the first annual contraction since 1998. It now sees inflation at 0.3% (previously 1.0%) this year. For 2021, the BoK is projecting growth and inflation at 3.1% and 1.1%, respectively (previously 2.4% and 1.3%).”

“The governor signalled that the central bank may be more active in government bond buying, given the government’s fiscal push (a third budget reportedly to the tune of KRW40 trillion, 2% of GDP, is in the works), but direct purchases were ruled out and there was no commitment to a regular purchasing program.”

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