No. 529 in Korean
기준금리
"Base interest rate" or "benchmark interest rate."
In a sentence
한국은행은 최근 기준금리를 0.25% 인하했습니다.
The Bank of Korea recently lowered the base interest rate by 0.25%.
기준금리 is used in the context of financial policies to refer to the interest rate set by the central bank.
기준금리 인상이 소비자 대출 이자율에 영향을 미쳤습니다.
The base interest rate increase affected consumer loan interest rates.
Here, 기준금리 is used to denote an economic parameter affecting other financial instruments.
전문가들은 기준금리 동결이 경제 안정에 도움이 될 것이라고 예측합니다.
Experts predict that freezing the base interest rate will contribute to economic stability.
In this sentence, 기준금리 is mentioned in the context of its relation to economic policies and stability.
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