The Bank of Thailand (BoT) held its policy rate at 1.75% today but maintained a tightening bias. Domestic demand looks well placed to drive GDP growth, while the strong recovery should increasingly push against capacity constraints and lift inflation. We expect the repo rate to be hiked in December. Despite recent moves by policymakers, the baht is likely to strengthen further.
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