{"id":2200369,"date":"2023-03-13T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200369"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:07:59","slug":"rok-financial-policymakers-discuss-the-domestic-impact-of-us-bank-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/rok-financial-policymakers-discuss-the-domestic-impact-of-us-bank-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"ROK financial policymakers discuss the domestic impact of US bank collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"
South Korea\u2019s top financial policymakers <\/span>gathered on Sunday<\/span><\/a> to address concerns over the possible rise in volatility and uncertainties in the financial market after the United States Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was shut down last Friday. <\/span>SVB<\/span><\/a> is a specialized lender for tech startups. Its stock began plummeting Thursday amid investors fearing the repeat of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, resulting in U.S. regulators intervening and shutting the bank down and placing it in receivership under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During the Sunday meeting in Seoul attended by Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and other economic experts, <\/span>they discussed<\/span><\/a> its potential effect and ways to minimize the impact on the domestic financial market. The experts also <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIt is unlikely that the case will expand further to cause damage to the overall U.S. banking and financial systems.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n South Korean experts and policymakers assessed the impact is unlikely to reach the domestic economy but could further global and domestic market volatility. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> there would not be an overall impact on the domestic market, citing no exposure to SVB or Silicon Valley among domestic banks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But the finance ministry said in a <\/span>statement<\/span><\/a> it \u201ccannot rule out the possibility of greater market volatility\u201d due to aggressive monetary tightening by other major economies, particularly citing its worries over the liquidity crisis. The government and financial agencies <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> they would \u201cclosely monitor\u201d and double-check its response system to emergency situations.<\/span><\/p>\n