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China slowdown feared to drag down Korean economy

China slowdown feared to drag down Korean economy

Korea is expected to bear the brunt of China's weaker-than-expected growth as shown by recent key economic indices, analysts said Wednesday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-09-20 17:40

Innovation, opening up key to escaping Japan's path

Innovation, opening up key to escaping Japan's path

Concerns are growing that Korea will follow in the footsteps of Japan - a country that has suffered decades-long deflation - with low inflation coincident with slowing growth amid sagging exports and investment. Experts warn that without structural reform, it is inevitable that Asia's fourth-largest economy will fall into the deflationary trap.

Kim Bo-eun | 2019-09-18 17:36

Korean economy 'on the verge of possible deflation'

Korean economy 'on the verge of possible deflation'

Concerns of deflation are growing with the Korean economy showing signs of sliding into deflationary malaise due to a toxic mixture of low inflation and anemic growth amid falling exports and sagging investment.

Kim Bo-eun | 2019-09-18 17:27

Soaring oil prices put additional burden on economy

Soaring oil prices put additional burden on economy

International oil prices are likely to continue on an upward spiral in the wake of oil supply disruptions triggered by Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil faculties, according to market experts, Monday. They expect that this will lead to a spike in local gasoline and diesel prices, putting an additional burden on the Korean economy. Gasoline and diesel prices here h...

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-09-16 16:10

Korea considers releasing oil reserves in case of supply disruption

SK hynix, LG Chem face negative outlook: Moody's

SK hynix, LG Chem face negative outlook: Moody's

Negative rating actions for Korean companies are expected to outnumber positive ones over the next 12 months, Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-09-10 16:57

Krugman urges Korea to forestall deflation

Krugman urges Korea to forestall deflation

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has called on Seoul to take immediate and decisive action to forestall deflation in its economy. Krugman, an economics professor at City University of New York, delivered a keynote address during the 2019 Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) Dissemination Conference at the Conrad Hotel on Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. The KSP is a platform for ...

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-09-09 19:17

Korea's growth potential on downward spiral

Korea's growth potential on downward spiral

Korea's economic growth potential has been on a downward spiral due to the toxic mixture of a low birthrate, aging population and low productivity, the central bank said Monday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-09-09 17:40

'3 lows' become new normal in Korean economy

'3 lows' become new normal in Korean economy

The Korean economy has entered the era of the so-called new normal, with “three lows” - low growth, low interest rate and low inflation - becoming a reality, a rather bleak combination of economic conditions already in progress in many advanced countries, analysts said Monday. The much-feared economic condition is fast becoming a reality after consumer prices dropped in Augus...

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-09-09 17:40

Private think tanks cut Korea's growth outlook

Private think tanks cut Korea's growth outlook

Korea's two leading private think tanks have revised down the country's 2019 economic growth outlook, adding to the growing worries that Asia's fourth-largest economy is facing a steeper-than-expected slowdown, Sunday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-09-08 17:04

Korea's economy to expand 1.9% in 2019: research institute

Korea's economy to expand 1.9% in 2019: research institute

South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent in 2019 from a year earlier, a local research institute said Sunday, posting sluggish growth due to the protracted trade dispute between the United States and China. The figure marks a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the previous outlook of 2.2 percent suggested in June, according to the Korea Economic Research Ins...

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