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SOUTH KOREA PERSPECTIVE
WAR INFLATION HITS THE WORLD: WHEN FILLING UP BECOMES A LUXURY FROM TOKYO TO TORONTO
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Seoul freezes key rates facing the inflation-growth dilemma imposed by the Middle East war
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ANALYSIS
Seoul freezes rates and waits. The Bank of Korea holds its key rate steady for the second consecutive time, facing the dual risk of war-fueled inflation and growth slowdown. South Korea, an exporting economy 100% dependent on imported oil, faces the same dilemma as Japan: raising rates would kill growth, holding them lets inflation run.
KEY POINTS
- BOK holds rate steady for second consecutive time
- Middle East war simultaneously fuels inflation and growth risks
- South Korea 100% dependent on imported oil
COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED
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No criticism of belligerents or foreign policy
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