Why rate hikes in Thailand would be a bad idea

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) left its policy rate unchanged at 1.50% today, but the hawkish tone of accompanying statement suggests that rate hikes are in the pipeline. With inflationary pressures very low, worries over the strength of the currency mounting and the country already running a huge current account surplus, we think rate hikes would be a mistake.

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