# Thailand may yet embark on region's most aggressive rate cuts - The Business Times

> Analysts say the Bank of Thailand may need to cut rates by up to 100 basis points over the next year, which would be the most aggressive easing in Southeast Asia. The central bank estimates the trade war could reduce GDP growth by up to half a percentage point. Growth has averaged below 2% over the past decade.

- Date: 2025-03-21 · published 2025-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25871-thailand-may-yet-embark-on-region-s-most-aggressive-rate-cuts-the-business-times
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Rate cuts would likely weaken the baht, raising the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports. The effect on feed prices is indirect and gradual.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/thailand-may-yet-embark-regions-most-aggressive-rate-cuts

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.