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Korea Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 on Chip-Led Boom

By Bloomberg NewsJuly 16, 2026 · 1 min read

South Korea’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years and flagged more hikes to come — without offering guidance on the likely timing of the next move.

Koreas inflation has also remained stubbornly high, with Shin saying the weak won would continue to add to price pressures for some time. Consumer prices rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, the fa…

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