Bloomberg South Korea’s central bank held its key interest rate at a record low as board members deferred further policy action until they have a clearer picture of the economy’s path. The decision to keep the seven-day repurchase rate at 1.25 percent was forecast by all 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. All seven board members agreed on the decision, …

  Bloomberg Turkey’s banks are taking their orders from the top. At least seven lenders in the country announced they’d slashed interest charges on mortgage loans after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said resistance to lower borrowing costs could be ” treason.” The remarks were the harshest yet from Erdogan, who’s been pushing the nation’s central bank for several years to …

  Regulatory reform was a big part of Donald Trump’s major economic address yesterday, which offered three proposals to reduce excessive regulation. The problem is serious. The proposals aren’t. First, Trump calls for a temporary moratorium on all federal regulations. For starters, that would be unlawful. Congress has required executive agencies to issue regulations involving air pollution, food safety, consumer …