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Headline inflation this year forecast between 0.2-0.8%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/12/2024
» The Commerce Ministry predicts headline inflation for 2024 will be between 0.2% and 0.8%, with a midpoint of 0.5%.
Headline inflation 0.95%, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 04/12/2024
» The headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.95% in November from a year earlier, after the previous month's annual increase of 0.83%, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.
Bitcoin briefly tops $93,000 on Trump agenda
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/11/2024
» DELHI — Bitcoin spiked above US$93,000 for a short period as expectations of further interest-rate reductions by the Federal Reserve (Fed) added to the impetus from President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance.
CPI gains for 7th consecutive month
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/11/2024
» The consumer price index (CPI) rose for a seventh consecutive month in October, up 0.83% year-on-year, driven by higher prices of food, diesel and electricity.
Inflation stays below central bank target for fifth month
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2024
» Thailand's inflation stayed below the central bank’s target for a fifth straight month, building pressure on the monetary authority to continue with rate cuts to boost price gains and the economy.
BoT, govt may have wrong inflation data
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 17/10/2024
» At the time of writing (Tuesday), the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had not met to decide on the policy interest rate which is currently set at 2.50%. The panel was scheduled to meet yesterday and the committee was under pressure to lower the rate by 25 basis points. The pressure arises from many months of low inflation rates and the recent strong Thai baht. Several central banks in the region have cut their policy interest rates for those two reasons. The latest one is the Bank of Korea.
Fuel, vegetable prices push up inflation
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/10/2024
» The consumer price index (CPI) rose for a sixth consecutive month in September, up by 0.61% year-on-year, driven by higher prices of diesel and some vegetables.
Headline inflation quickens in Sept
Published on 07/10/2024
» Thailand's annual headline inflation quickened in September due mainly to higher prices of diesel and some vegetables, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday, and was still below the central bank's target range of 1% to 3%.
Inflation inches up 0.35% in August
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/09/2024
» Inflation increased by 0.35% in August, driven by rising prices of fresh vegetables and fruit as a result of production areas damaged by floods.
Inflation up in August, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2024
» Thailand's annual headline inflation rate slowed in August, as food prices rose and energy prices fell, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, and remained below the Bank of Thailand's (BoT) target range of 1% to 3%.