The BoT should stay ‘on hold’ at its December monetary policy meeting following the interest rate cut in the previous month, noted Lee Sue Ann, Economist at UOB Group.
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“The BoT lowered the policy rate by 25bps to 1.25% in November, the second reduction in policy rate in the last three months. We think the BoT will likely maintain the policy rate at 1.25% in its December’s meeting to gauge the transmission mechanism of monetary policy and the easing of rules on capital outflows first before considering the next move”.
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