Bank of Korea's pause to be short-lived

The Bank of Korea (BoK) held its policy rate at 2.25% today but maintained its tightening bias. The broad-based domestic economic recovery should continue despite external risks, while inflation is set to rise. We expect the policy rate to be hiked in coming months, probably next in September.

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