Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation holding Headline CPI inflation is now coming down quickly, and could drop below the BOK's 2% target by the end of Q3. But core inflation continues to hold up, and the BOK is unlikely to shift policy before that changes. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold It was no surprise to anyone that the BOK didn't change rates today. As things currently stand, we doubt it moves soon. It downgraded GDP forecasts today, but also revised up the outlook for core CPI. The combination obviously makes it difficult to hike, and hard to cut. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK stuck The BOK will likely remain on hold tomorrow. Falling headline inflation will create some space for the bank from here, but we think the labour market and core inflation need to soften to get rate cuts on the agenda. If the recent stabilisation of activity persists, that becomes less likely. Paid Members Public Korea – consumer sentiment rises CPI expectations are falling, but consumer confidence and house price sentiment are rebounding. The easing of CPI expectations is another indication that further rate hikes are less likely. But it is unlikely the BOK will cut if the recent improvement in sentiment shows that the cycle is rebounding. Paid Members Public Korea – labour market stable The labour market went sideways in April, keeping the unemployment rate at 2.6%, the lowest since the 1990s. Non-manufacturing business sentiment suggests employment will remain around current levels for the next 6M. That doesn't seem likely, on its own, to bring down core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold It was no surprise to anyone that the BOK didn't change rates today. As things currently stand, we doubt it moves soon. It downgraded GDP forecasts today, but also revised up the outlook for core CPI. The combination obviously makes it difficult to hike, and hard to cut. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK stuck The BOK will likely remain on hold tomorrow. Falling headline inflation will create some space for the bank from here, but we think the labour market and core inflation need to soften to get rate cuts on the agenda. If the recent stabilisation of activity persists, that becomes less likely. Paid Members Public Korea – consumer sentiment rises CPI expectations are falling, but consumer confidence and house price sentiment are rebounding. The easing of CPI expectations is another indication that further rate hikes are less likely. But it is unlikely the BOK will cut if the recent improvement in sentiment shows that the cycle is rebounding. Paid Members Public Korea – labour market stable The labour market went sideways in April, keeping the unemployment rate at 2.6%, the lowest since the 1990s. Non-manufacturing business sentiment suggests employment will remain around current levels for the next 6M. That doesn't seem likely, on its own, to bring down core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – BOK stuck The BOK will likely remain on hold tomorrow. Falling headline inflation will create some space for the bank from here, but we think the labour market and core inflation need to soften to get rate cuts on the agenda. If the recent stabilisation of activity persists, that becomes less likely. Paid Members Public Korea – consumer sentiment rises CPI expectations are falling, but consumer confidence and house price sentiment are rebounding. The easing of CPI expectations is another indication that further rate hikes are less likely. But it is unlikely the BOK will cut if the recent improvement in sentiment shows that the cycle is rebounding. Paid Members Public Korea – labour market stable The labour market went sideways in April, keeping the unemployment rate at 2.6%, the lowest since the 1990s. Non-manufacturing business sentiment suggests employment will remain around current levels for the next 6M. That doesn't seem likely, on its own, to bring down core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – consumer sentiment rises CPI expectations are falling, but consumer confidence and house price sentiment are rebounding. The easing of CPI expectations is another indication that further rate hikes are less likely. But it is unlikely the BOK will cut if the recent improvement in sentiment shows that the cycle is rebounding. Paid Members Public Korea – labour market stable The labour market went sideways in April, keeping the unemployment rate at 2.6%, the lowest since the 1990s. Non-manufacturing business sentiment suggests employment will remain around current levels for the next 6M. That doesn't seem likely, on its own, to bring down core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – labour market stable The labour market went sideways in April, keeping the unemployment rate at 2.6%, the lowest since the 1990s. Non-manufacturing business sentiment suggests employment will remain around current levels for the next 6M. That doesn't seem likely, on its own, to bring down core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – core inflation firm, activity bottoming The case for BOK cuts is simple: the cycle has weakened, headline CPI is falling, and core will follow. But so far, our model suggests only a modest easing of tightening pressure, and there are now signs of activity bottoming. The missing ingredient remains a slackening of the labour market. Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – inflation falling, cycle rising? Business sentiment remains weak enough to suggest BOK cuts, and the fall in consumer inflation expectations indicates some easing of headline inflation pressure. But there's also signs in both surveys of an upturn in the cycle, creating a risk that core inflation won't fall so far. Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – no technical recession Driven by private consumption, Korea avoided technical recession through March. The strength of consumer spending was a surprise, so we'd assume that downside risks remain. But it isn't clear that today's data will affect the BOK's view of 2H recovery, which is based on the idea of stronger exports. Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – employment holding up The labour market continues to look quite tight. While the unemployment rate was stable, that was because of a rise in participation; employment rose again last month. These data don't give confidence that core inflation will fall. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – BOK on hold and balanced In a unanimous decision, the BOK voted to keep rates unchanged in April. The hurdle for another hike from here seems high, but it will depend on the path of core inflation. Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – BOK likely still hawkish We thought some of the pressure to tighten might have come off the BOK by now, but our model instead suggests it remains high. The bank likely wants to assess the impact of previous hikes, so might well leave rates unchanged tomorrow. But it will be difficult for BOK rhetoric to become less hawkish. Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – sticky inflation Headline CPI inflation slowed in March, but core didn't, continuing to run at around 3.5% annualised. One of the drivers is services inflation, which at the margin has re-accelerated. Updating our BOK model with these and other data suggests the risk of further tightening remains high. Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – bottoming Full-month export data for March were firmer than the numbers for the first 20 days of the month. From this latest release, it looks like exports are bottoming out. That's because shipments to China are no longer falling, though they haven't yet started to rise. Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – off the bottom Korean business sentiment is improving. This is led by domestic firms, with exporters more cautious. The level of overall sentiment also remains weak. The sentiment survey shows a material fall in inflation pressure in manufacturing, but the BOK needs to see that in services too. Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
Paid Members Public Korea – some resilience Both overall consumer confidence in March, and the price expectations components, show some resilience. Consumer sentiment is weak, but not falling further, and CPI expectations remain around 4%. Neither suggest the BOK is about to turn doveish.
