Roundup: S. Korea freezes policy rate at 3.5 pct for 8th time
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze its policy rate for the eighth straight time on the back of lingering economic uncertainties.
Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to leave the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 3.50 precent.
It was in line with market expectations. According to the Korea Financial Investm