Thailand's central bank kept its interest rate unchanged as widely expected by economists on Wednesday.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand unanimously decided to keep the interest rate at 1.50 percent. The rate is now at the lowest since June 2010, when it was 1.25 percent.
Policymakers observed that the economy is affected by negative factors from abroad, including global financial market volatility.
The bank said monetary policy should remain eased and it is ready take policy tools that are appropriate to support the economic recovery.
Krystal Tan, an economist at Capital Economics said there is a chance that the central bank will make one more 25 basis point cut this year if growth continues to disappoint despite the government's fiscal efforts.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.