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Why is rate cut unlikely in August despite economic contraction?
Customers shop for fruits at a supermarket in Seoul, July 2. Yonhap By Yi Whan-woo Korea's second-quarter economic contraction is fueling speculation that the Bank of Korea (BOK) will continue to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged to lower …