Bank of Korea keeps rates steady as it assesses measures to cool Seoul's housing market

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South Korea's central bank held its policy rate at 2.5% Thursday, as it assesses the impact of recent measures aimed at cooling Seoul's housing market.

Housing prices in Seoul spiked over 19% in June on an annualized basis, according to Goldman Sachs, prompting financial authorities to step in with measures to address rapidly expanding household loans.