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Let's further organize this with reporter Kim Jung-woo.



Q. Has the US consumer price inflation slowed down?



[Reporter Kim Jeong-woo: The rate of increase in consumer prices in the US once exceeded 9%, but fell to 6.5% in December of last year and 6% in 13 months.

This is because energy and food prices have stabilized.

In fact, in the case of gasoline prices, there is an interpretation that the shock caused by the Russia-Ukraine war has disappeared a little as it fell by 9.4% from a month ago.]



Q. Will the US interest rate hike change?



[Reporter Kim Jeong-woo: But this is not simple.

Risk factors such as war have disappeared, and now we have to revive the economy, so let's stop raising the base rate.

So, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, the head of the US monetary authority, is also focusing on suppressing such expectations, saying that in order to prevent high inflation and high prices, an unpopular interest rate hike must be implemented.]



Q. Korea's 'base rate cut' Do you have a view?



[Reporter Kim Jeong-woo: Now, even if the base rate is raised, the interest rate on government bonds will fall, and even global investment banks such as JP Morgan will not raise the base rate anymore.

It is for this reason that if concerns about a recession increase, it will become a burden.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong has a slightly different opinion.

At today's (13th) meeting, there was a tense confrontation between the Monetary Policy Committee members over the level of the final interest rate, and President Lee Chang-yong said, "Let's stop raising the base rate. I drew a line while saying that it meant.]



Q. Will the loan interest rate go up?



[Reporter Kim Jeong-woo: The upper end of the mortgage interest rate has now risen to 8%.

When the base rate rises, the lending rate usually rises as well.

Things have changed a bit these days.

There is also an analysis that the government and financial authorities are pressuring the banks to lower the loan interest rate, saying that they are doing interest business, so the interest rate will rise a little less.

For now, I'll have to watch the situation.]



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