Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol responded to the FOMC Wednesday

  • markets appear to see heightened chance of US rate cut within this year
  • Bank of Korea does not mechanically follow Fed's decisions
  • US FOMC 'dot plot' was lowered more sharply than we expected
  • Phrases in my recent speech reflect really drastic changes in external conditions
  • Revised Q1 GDP showed economy was not moving as we had expected

Earlier responses posted: