# Exclusive: Thai central bank chief, finance minister to meet over inflation target as govt eyes rate cut | Reuters

> Thailand's central bank governor and finance minister will meet in early September to begin talks on a 2025 inflation target, according to a senior official. The discussions come as the government considers a policy rate cut. The report gives no figures for the target range.

- Date: 2024-08-30 · published 2024-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29097-exclusive-thai-central-bank-chief-finance-minister-to-meet-over-inflation
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

A lower policy rate would weaken the baht and raise local import costs, but the impact on feed commodity prices is indirect and not yet decided.

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/thai-central-bank-chief-finance-minister-meet-over-inflation-target-govt-eyes-2024-08-30/

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