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The Bank of Korea raised its base rate by 25bp to 2.75% on the 16th, its first hike in three and a half years, and its policy statement said growth will exceed prior forecasts by a 'large margin' while core inflation runs above expectations, warranting continued rate increases. The explicitly hawkish language repriced expectations toward a sustained hiking cycle, which pressures Korean bond prices, supports the won against the dollar, and tightens liquidity conditions for KOSPI growth stocks and risk assets broadly. Watch the pace guidance at upcoming MPC meetings and core CPI prints, since faster-than-expected tightening would compound valuation pressure on rate-sensitive equities and crypto beta held by Korean investors.
As a Macro signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around KRW=X, KOSPI.
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