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韩国维持利率不变,仍为2.50%。

-- 由于中东冲突加剧了通胀压力并给经济增长带来风险,韩国维持货币利率不变。 韩国央行周五发布公告称,决定将基准利率维持在2.50%不变。 这一决定与荷兰国际集团(ING)此前的预测一致。ING分析师Lynn Song和Min Joo Kang在4月2日的一份报告中指出,强劲的芯片需求有助于抵消大宗商品供应限制的影响,而政府措施正在缓解油价冲击可能引发的通胀上升。 韩国央行在新闻稿中表示:“现有信息表明,在全球主要经济体人工智能相关投资和财政扩张的支撑下,全球经济继续保持相对良好的增长势头。然而,受中东战争引发的能源价格上涨和供应限制的影响,预计经济增长将放缓,通胀将上升。” 韩国央行预测,由于全球油价上涨,通胀率可能升至2%中高区间。韩国央行表示,3月份消费者价格通胀率从上月的2%升至2.2%,而公众短期通胀预期温和上升至2.7%。 美国总统特朗普威胁伊朗,除非霍尔木兹海峡重新开放,否则将摧毁该海峡。此后,美伊两国在最后一刻达成协议,停火两周。停火的影响尚待观察,尤其是在长期和平条约前景不明朗的情况下。 澳新银行表示,韩国央行的政策信号并未暗示即将收紧货币政策。行长李昌镕表示,鉴于伊朗战争持续时间和影响规模尚不明朗,现在讨论加息“为时尚早”。 澳新银行亚洲经济学家陈晶晶表示:“韩国央行仍保留多种选择,任何加息都可能取决于价格冲击是否持续并显著推高通胀预期。” 澳新银行坚持认为,韩国央行将在今年下半年加息 25 个基点。

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