S. Korea's Money Supply Grows For 9th Month In February
Sumaira FH Published April 16, 2024 | 07:15 PM
South Korea's money supply grew for the ninth successive month due to robust demand for deposits and securities, central bank data showed Tuesday
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Apr, 2024) South Korea's money supply grew for the ninth successive month due to robust demand for deposits and securities, central bank data showed Tuesday.
The seasonally-adjusted M2, or broad money, rose 0.1 percent in February compared to the previous month, keeping an upward trend since June 2023, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The continued growth was attributable to strong demand for short-term financial instruments such as time deposits and profit-making securities.
The BOK had left its key rate unchanged at 3.50 percent since January 2023, after increasing it by 3.
0 percentage points for the past one and a half years.
The M1, or narrow money, reduced 0.3 percent in February on a monthly basis, turning downward in five months.
The M1 refers to currency in circulation, demand deposits and transferable savings deposits equivalent to cash. The M2 adds money market funds, time deposits and financial products that mature in less than two years.
The liquidity of financial institutions, called Lf, expanded 0.1 percent in the cited month, while the liquidity aggregate, the broadest measure of money supply, climbed 0.3 percent.
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