Bank of Korea’s next move to be a cut

The Bank of Korea (BoK) left interest rates unchanged at 1.75% today. But, while it sounded less upbeat on the economy, we still think the BoK is too optimistic on the outlook for growth. With growth likely to undershoot the Bank’s expectations, we are expecting policy easing in the second half of 2019.

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