In October last year, at the MPC's fifth meeting of the year, the rate was reduced by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.25%. This adjustment facilitated capital flow into the financial system and ...

On Feb 26, the Bank of Thailand's (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut its policy interest rate by 0.25%, lowering it to 2.0%. The previous rate cut was on Oct 16 last year and was also by 0.25%.

This blog is now closed. New RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, chaired his first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting and announced the decision of the six-member panel on Friday morning. Aligning ...

The last time the MPC held a special meeting to deal with interest rates was during the early days of pandemic in 2020. “We continue to think that the BoT will cut rates at its next meeting in ...

Thailand’s rate-setters will weigh the impact of US tariffs on the country’s growth, inflation and trade as it reviews monetary policy at a scheduled meeting on April 30, according to central ...

The day before the MPC's meeting, I had a friendly argument on its possible outcome. My friend, who was a BoT executive before retiring, went with the "no cut" outcome, citing the two economic ...