# Monetary Policy Committee’s Decision 2/2025

> The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee voted 5 to 2 to cut the policy rate by 0.25 points to 1.75 percent. The committee cited US trade policy, possible retaliation from major economies, and a weaker tourism outlook.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25393-monetary-policy-committee-s-decision-2-2025
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Thai rates tend to weaken the baht and do little for feed commodity prices directly, though weaker growth reduces regional feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- bot.or.th: https://www.bot.or.th/en/news-and-media/news/news-20250430-2.html

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