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percent this year, and the U.S. investment bank Goldman
Korea
Sachs has hinted at the possibility of two additional base
of
rate hike of korea. In response, Professor Cho at Soongsil
Bank
UniversityemphasizedthatKorea¡¯seconomyismorelikely
The
to stagnate and deteriorate, saying ¡°As Korea¡¯s base rate
ECONOMICS
rises, the burden on Korean citizens becomes greater.¡± In
thecaseofcompanies,theincreaseinthebaseratecauses
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a deterioration in business conditions; and for individuals,
the interest burden from loans increases, thereby reducing
¡ãTheamountofforeignexchangereserveshasbeendecliningforthree
consumption. As a result, Korea¡¯s base rate hike could
consecutivemonths.
possiblyforceourwalletstoclose.
Korea¡¯scentralbank,hasalreadyraisedthebaseratethree
But Korea also has a thread of hope. Cho Sung-hoon,
times last year, and on Jan. 14 of 2022, it also raised the
professor of the Department of Economics at Yonsei
baserateto1.25percent.
University, said, ¡°Keeping zero interest rates in the U.S.
means that the economy is not doing well. However,
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the reason why the Fed considers raising the base rate
is that the U.S. economy has recovered. Right now, the
U.S. base rate hike is an economically unstable factor
and may negatively affect countries around the world,
including Korea. However, the U.S. is the center of the
world economy. So, if the U.S. economy improves, that
of other countries will naturally be affected and they will
¡ãAn electronic board set up at the SEOUL headquarters of Hana Bank
also recover.¡± As interest on loans currently increases, the
showsadropinthenation¡¯sstockmarkets.
burdenonpeople¡¯sshouldersmaygetheavy.However,how
abouttakingthisasasignthattheglobaleconomy,which
hasbeenwalkingthroughadarkperiodduetoCOVID-19,
Whatwilltheworldeconomybelikeinthe
ispreparingtotakeoffagain?
future?
InpreparationfortheFed¡¯sendoftaperingandbaserate
hikes, the Bank of Korea has raised the base rate to 1.25
TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)hasissuedawarningtotheworld,saying,¡°TheFed¡¯sbaseratehike
couldshakeupfinancialmarketsandtheglobalfinancialsituation.¡±AlthoughtheU.S.centralbank,theFed,
implementedtaperingandthebaseratehike,ithasawiderippleeffect,andtheworldispayingattention.As
canbeseen,theglobaleconomydoesnotoperateindependentlybutisorganicallyrelated.Theeconomy,which
mayseemdifficult,iscloselyrelatedtopeople¡¯sdailylives.Ifthereisalifelongfriendwhowillalwaysbeby
people¡¯sside,itistheeconomy.TheArgushopesreaderswillunderstandtheseeconomicprinciplesandmove
forwardasadaptiveeconomicagentsinachangingsociety.
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