Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, in Seoul on November 25, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, in Seoul on November 25, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
Nicholas Spiro
Opinion

Opinion

Macroscope by Nicholas Spiro

South Korea’s outlook is foggy, but will ‘stopping the car’ help?

  • Among the biggest vulnerabilities in the world economy are overheated real estate markets, the threat of a full-blown recession and the heightened risk of policy mistake by central banks
  • No other nation is having to contend with them as intensely as South Korea

Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, in Seoul on November 25, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, in Seoul on November 25, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
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