SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The recent weakness of the Korean won is expected to put more inflationary pressure on South Korea's economy, driving up consumer prices, a central bank report showed ...

Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. The Bank of Korea reduced rates to ... % after the announcement, while the South Korean won weakened 0.71%, last trading at ...

South Korea’s jobless rate rose to 2.9% in March (vs 2.7% in February ... However, this news worked against the Korean won (KRW), pushing the currency to the lowest level since 2009.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central ... rate has hit the bottom," Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong was quoted as saying, referring to the Korean won's value against the U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar tumbled on Wednesday against the Korean won ... the U.S. and South Korea. Bloomberg reported as much earlier, spurring a sharp appreciation in the won. The dollar was down 1.4 ...

Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. This was in line with a Reuters poll of economists that forecast the bank to keep rates unchanged. The Bank of Korea said in its monetary ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament approved a supplementary government budget on Thursday of 13.8 trillion won ($9.7 billion ... interest rate cuts by the Bank of Korea.

South Korea's central bank cut its policy interest rate by 25 ... index jumped 1.25% after the announcement, while the South Korean won weakened 0.71%, last trading at 1383.40 against the greenback.