Bank of Thailand set to hike again

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) announces its policy rate decision on Wednesday and we expect the repo rate to be hiked by 25bp for the third meeting in a row, to 2.5%. The economy is strengthening and core inflation is already picking up. The repo rate is also still well-below average and so we expect further monetary tightening to 3.0% by year-end.

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