Meeting on macroeconomic, financial affairs

Meeting on macroeconomic, financial affairs

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol (3rd from L), who serves concurrently as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, holds a meeting on macroeconomic and financial affairs at the Hall of Banks in Seoul on April 30, 2026, with Financial Supervisory Service chief Lee Chan-jin (L), Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song (2nd from L) and Financial Services Commission head Lee Eog-weon, following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to hold its benchmark interest rate steady for the third consecutive time amid "elevated" inflation and a "high level" of economic uncertainty stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict. (Yonhap)

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