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- Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea
- Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I What Is the Goal of Korean Monetary Policy?
- Part II How Does Money Affect the Korean Economy?
- Part III How Is Monetary Policy Conducted in Korea?
- 4 The Organisation and Functions of the Bank of Korea
- 5 The Monetary Policy Strategies of the Bank of Korea
- 6 Inflation Targeting in Korea
- 7 The Tools and Instruments of Monetary Policy
- 8 Monetary Policy without Money
- 9 Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Monetary Policy
- Part IV How Is Financial Stability Pursued in Korea?
- Part V What Will Be the Challenge for Future Monetary Policy in Korea?
- References
- Index
9 - Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Monetary Policy
from Part III - How Is Monetary Policy Conducted in Korea?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2022
- Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea
- Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I What Is the Goal of Korean Monetary Policy?
- Part II How Does Money Affect the Korean Economy?
- Part III How Is Monetary Policy Conducted in Korea?
- 4 The Organisation and Functions of the Bank of Korea
- 5 The Monetary Policy Strategies of the Bank of Korea
- 6 Inflation Targeting in Korea
- 7 The Tools and Instruments of Monetary Policy
- 8 Monetary Policy without Money
- 9 Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Monetary Policy
- Part IV How Is Financial Stability Pursued in Korea?
- Part V What Will Be the Challenge for Future Monetary Policy in Korea?
- References
- Index
Summary
There are three key questions with regard to the exchange rate policy in Korea: (1) the determination of the appropriate level of the exchange rate; (2) the reduction of exchange-rate volatility; and (3) the connection between the interest rate and the exchange rate. Until very recently, the Korean exchange authorities put a primary emphasis on keeping the exchange rate of the Korean won at an appropriate level. Along with the liberalisation of capital flows, the priority shifted over time towards reducing excessive fluctuations of the exchange rates. Furthermore, as interest rate changes increasingly have a stronger impact on capital movement, monetary policy has also become inseparable from exchange rate policy. This chapter examines the direct and indirect foreign exchange rate policies of the Korean government and the Bank of Korea.
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- Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea , pp. 211 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022