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Jihoon Lee

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Aug 13, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee

    South Korea unveils package to boost housing supply, support young buyers (opens the original)

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    SEOUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it would raise financial support for construction projects and ‌ease regulations for young homebuyers as part of efforts to stabilise a ‌red-hot housing market. Earlier this month, the government of President Lee Jae Myung proposed higher taxes on wealthy ​homeowners. Lee's approval ratings have been falling on rising house prices and stock market volatility. "The real estate bubble has reached a level that can no longer be left unchecked,"

  2. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · By Jihoon Lee

    South Korea inflation cools, but back-to-back rate hike not ruled out (opens the original)

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    SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer inflation softened to a three-month low in July, coming in below market expectations on a fall in oil prices, though policymakers remained wary of ‌upward pressures and markets did not rule out a possible back-to-back rate hike this month. The consumer price ‌index (CPI) rose 2.8% in July from a year earlier, after rising 3.2% in June, data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed on ​Tuesday. That was weaker than a median 3.0% increase tipp

  3. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Jihoon Lee

    South Korea forecasts 2026 economic growth at 5-year high on AI chip boom (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone · English

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    SEOUL, July 14 (Reuters) - South Korea pledged on Tuesday to swiftly advance artificial intelligence investments to bolster economic performance, as it raised its 2026 ‌growth forecast to a five-year high of 3.0% on the back of a ‌global semiconductor boom. In semi-annual economic policy plans released earlier, the finance ministry projected this year's economic growth at ​3.0%, the strongest since 2021 and up from the previous forecast of 2.0% as well as last year's 1.1% pace. The ministry said

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