A common expectation is that the Bank of Korea will lower the policy interest rate next week. All 12 economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal predict that the Bank of Korea will cut the rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.50% at next Thursday's meeting. This anticipated rate cut will end the current period of inactivity in the policy easing cycle, and the Bank of Korea is expected to adjust its GDP growth forecast for 2025 at the meeting.