South Korean think tank recommends gradual pace of rate hikes due to economic risks
Reuters
Published Nov 09, 2022 10:04PM ET
Updated Nov 10, 2022 01:26AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's monetary tightening should be done at a gradual pace because of the risks of an economic contraction, the top government research agency said, as it downgraded GDP growth forecasts.
"Monetary policy needs to maintain the tightening policy stance for the time being to keep inflation expectations stable, but its rate hike pace should also consider the possibility of an economic slowdown," said the Korea Development Institute (KDI) in its biannual economic outlook report released on Thursday.
The state-run think tank said interest rates need to be raised at a gradual pace, given the risks of the economy shrinking sharply, adding that conditions in South Korea do not require rate hikes as steep as those in the United Sates and eurozone.
Asia's fourth-largest economy is expected to remain in slowdown mode next year with annual gross domestic product (GDP)growth easing to 1.8%, below estimated potential growth rate of around 2%, according to the KDI, a sharp downgrade from the 2.3% pace forecast six months ago.
Growth forecast for this year was also lowered slightly to 2.7% from 2.8% previously, while annual consumer inflation projections were raised to 5.1% and 3.2% for 2022 and 2023, from 4.2% and 2.2%, respectively.
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