The Bank of Korea’s August 2026 policy decision reflects a closely balanced market-implied outlook after the May 28 hold at 2.50%, with traders weighing hawkish revisions against the prior easing cycle. The central bank raised its 2026 inflation forecast to 2.7% and GDP growth to 2.6%, citing oil-price spillovers from Middle East tensions and semiconductor-driven export strength, while the 5-2 vote and new Governor Shin Hyun-song’s dot plot signaled a shift toward tighter policy to address sticky prices and won volatility. This creates tight competition between no-change and 25-basis-point move probabilities, as resilient growth could support normalization while any moderation in inflation or external risks might reopen room for cuts. The July 16 meeting serves as the key near-term catalyst shaping August expectations.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · AktualisiertEntscheidung der Bank of Korea im August?
25 bps cut 93%
25 bps hike 46%
50+ bps hike 30%
50+ bps cut 5%
50+ bps cut
5%
25 bps cut
93%
No Change
51%
25 bps hike
46%
50+ bps hike
30%
25 bps cut 93%
25 bps hike 46%
50+ bps hike 30%
50+ bps cut 5%
50+ bps cut
5%
25 bps cut
93%
No Change
51%
25 bps hike
46%
50+ bps hike
30%
The resolution source will be official information from the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board, including the statement or release from its August 2026 meeting, scheduled for August 27, 2026, as listed on the official Bank of Korea calendar (https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10094301&searchCnd=1&searchKwd=&depth2=400417&depth3=400022&depth=400022&pageUnit=10&pageIndex=1&programType=newsDataEng&menuNo=400022&oldMenuNo=400022). This market may resolve as soon as the statement or release of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board resulting from its August 2026 meeting with relevant data is issued.
If the specified rate is defined by an upper and lower bound, the relevant change will be the change to the upper bound.
If the specified rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded according to the following guidelines. Increases or decreases of less than 25 bps will be rounded to 25 bps (e.g. an increase or decrease of 10 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 25 bps). Increases or decreases of greater than 25 bps will be rounded to the nearest 25 bps and will be rounded away from 0 in cases of equidistance (e.g., an increase or decrease of 37.5 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 50 bps). Displayed options of "Increase" or "Decrease" will include policy rate increases or decreases of any size.
Markt eröffnet: May 28, 2026, 2:13 PM ET
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0x69c47De9D...The resolution source will be official information from the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board, including the statement or release from its August 2026 meeting, scheduled for August 27, 2026, as listed on the official Bank of Korea calendar (https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10094301&searchCnd=1&searchKwd=&depth2=400417&depth3=400022&depth=400022&pageUnit=10&pageIndex=1&programType=newsDataEng&menuNo=400022&oldMenuNo=400022). This market may resolve as soon as the statement or release of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board resulting from its August 2026 meeting with relevant data is issued.
If the specified rate is defined by an upper and lower bound, the relevant change will be the change to the upper bound.
If the specified rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded according to the following guidelines. Increases or decreases of less than 25 bps will be rounded to 25 bps (e.g. an increase or decrease of 10 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 25 bps). Increases or decreases of greater than 25 bps will be rounded to the nearest 25 bps and will be rounded away from 0 in cases of equidistance (e.g., an increase or decrease of 37.5 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 50 bps). Displayed options of "Increase" or "Decrease" will include policy rate increases or decreases of any size.
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0x69c47De9D...The Bank of Korea’s August 2026 policy decision reflects a closely balanced market-implied outlook after the May 28 hold at 2.50%, with traders weighing hawkish revisions against the prior easing cycle. The central bank raised its 2026 inflation forecast to 2.7% and GDP growth to 2.6%, citing oil-price spillovers from Middle East tensions and semiconductor-driven export strength, while the 5-2 vote and new Governor Shin Hyun-song’s dot plot signaled a shift toward tighter policy to address sticky prices and won volatility. This creates tight competition between no-change and 25-basis-point move probabilities, as resilient growth could support normalization while any moderation in inflation or external risks might reopen room for cuts. The July 16 meeting serves as the key near-term catalyst shaping August expectations.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · Aktualisiert
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