If Asia’s experience with SARS is anything to go by, the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Korea could have a short-lived but quite sharp negative impact on Korea’s economy. We think this threat will prompt the Bank of Korea (BoK) to make a pre-emptive rate cut later this week to shore up confidence and activity.
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