Bank of Korea to cut by mid-year

The Bank of Korea (BoK) has become increasingly worried about the growth outlook, but lingering inflation concerns are dissuading the central bank from loosening policy. We believe that inflation is likely to fall faster than the BoK currently expects, which should pave the way for rate cuts by mid-2012. 

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