Fed rate cut narrows gap, but Korea faces housing dilemma
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to a range of 4.00–4.25% on Tuesday, narrowing the gap with South Korea’s 2.50% rate to 1.75 percentage points and complicating the Bank of Korea’s next move.
It was the Fed’s first rate cut in nine months and the first since President Donald Trump took office, following five..