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This Year's Growth Rate Revised Up from 1.8% to 2%... Bank of Korea Freezes Benchmark Interest Rate for 6th Consecutive Time
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global ▲ Bull Impact 80/100 Maeil Business Feb 26, 2026 Read original ↗

This Year's Growth Rate Revised Up from 1.8% to 2%... Bank of Korea Freezes Benchmark Interest Rate for 6th Consecutive Time

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee held a monetary policy meeting on the 26th, maintaining the benchmark interest rate at 2.50% per annum for the sixth consecutive time. The MPC also announced it would release its 'benchmark interest rate outlook 6 months from now' four times a year.

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"This Year's Growth Rate Revised Up from 1.8% to 2%... Bank of Korea Freezes Benchmark Interest Rate for 6th Consecutive Time" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a bullish (positive) signal for markets, with a market-impact score of 80 out of 100. The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee held a monetary policy meeting on the 26th, maintaining the benchmark interest rate at 2.50% per annum for the sixth consecutive time. The MPC also announced it would release its 'benchmark interest rate outlook 6 months from now' four times a year. Reported by Maeil Business on February 26, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.

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