SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL BANK HIKES RATE FOR 1ST TIME SINCE 2023 TO CURB INFLATION, DEBT

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South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years, aiming to tighten money supply to combat inflation, worsened by the war in the Middle East, and slow the…

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• Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on SOUTH, KOREA, CENTRAL, BANK, HIKES.
• Original feed: The Independent.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 02:58 UK.
• Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.

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• The Independent: South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years, aiming to tighten money supply to combat inflation, worsened by the war in the Middle East, and slow the…

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