{
  "id": 16041333,
  "title": "Bank of Korea Freezes Base Rate at 3.0%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/bank-of-korea-freezes-base-rate-at-3-0",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:20:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=279475"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Korea’s Monetary Policy Board froze the base rate at an annual 3.0% on Oct. 22. The central bank opted to take a pause to examine the ripple effects of the consecutive base rate hikes in July and August. However, considering the record current account surplus, high economic growth rate,",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}