Korea's Lee urges caution

Central banks need to be cautious in coping with price pressures as financial markets are very unstable and their future direction is unclear, said Seongtae Lee, the governor of the Bank of Korea.

Speaking at a central banking seminar, Lee said that the downside risks to growth were rising, and the upside risks to prices dwindling as the financial market turmoil has an ever-greater impact on the real economy.

He added that for countries facing foreign currency fund-raising problems, easing of

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