The Bank of Thailand hiked interest rates today by a further 25bp (to 1.0%) and appears committed to raising interest rates gradually over the coming months. But with inflation elevated and the currency coming under further downward pressure against the US dollar, we think the central bank will need to accelerate the pace of tightening.
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