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  • Middle-class income growth hits record low

    Income growth among Korea’s middle class hit an all-time low last year, raising concerns that the country’s economic backbone is weakening.According to data released Wednesday by the National Data Office’s KOSIS portal, households in the third income quintile—those classified as the middle 40–60 percent bracket—earned an average of 58.05 million won last yea..

  • Global stock markets shaken by recession fears

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Choong-jaeThe U.S. recession fears triggered by deteriorating manufacturing outlook and rising unemployment is shaking global financ..
  • Gap between mortgage and savings rates growing

  • AsiaToday reporter Cho Eun-gook Major banks are drastically lowering their deposit rates as the market interest rates have rapidly dropped in anticipa..
  • National Assembly seeks to pass anti-market bills amid tax revenue plunge

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Choong-jaeSouth Korea’s tax revenue shortfall is expected to reach around 10 trillion won (US$7.22 billion) in the first half of thi..
  • US Fed, BOK signal rate cut in September

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Choong-jae“The situation is now ripe to change lanes and prepare to shift direction (for monetary policy) at the appropriate time.”B..
  • OECD raises S. Korea’s growth rate to 2.6%

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has raised South Korea’s economic growth rate for 2024 to 2...
  • S. Korea’s economy grows 1.3% in Q1

  • AsiaToday reporters Lee Ji-sun & Jeong Geum-minSouth Korea’s economy grew 1.3 percent in the first quarter, beating all estimates. The country’s r..
  • Tax authorities launch probe into wholesalers amid rising agricultural prices

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Kyung-wook The tax authorities have reportedly launched a tax investigation into wholesale market corporations related to large..
  • Office workers reduce cost of lunch as prices soar

  • AsiaToday reporter Cho Eun-gook The monthly income of the nation’s economically active households has risen by nearly 4 percent last year, but the hou..
  • Consumer prices rise over 3 pct for 2nd month in March

  • AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-miSouth Korea’s consumer price stayed above 3 percent for the second consecutive month on record prices of fruits and rising gl..
  • Yoon wants S. Korea to become one of world’s top space powers

  • AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-miPresident Yoon Suk-yeol vowed on Wednesday to increase the budget for space development to over 1.5 trillion won (US$1.1 bill..
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