SEOUL, May 28 : The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday to gauge whether the Iran war will damp growth, even as a slumping won and stubborn inflation pressure policymakers to tighten monetary policy in the coming months.The seven-member monetary policy board at the central ban

SEOUL, May 28 : The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday, while a hawkish split within its seven-member board signaled an imminent turn toward a more restrictive policy stance to curb inflation and support a slumping won.Five of the seven members on the central bank's monetary