By Rahul Trivedi

BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Bank of Thailand will lower its key interest rate on Wednesday to support a slowing economy as negative inflation persists and U.S. tariffs remain elevated, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

Thailand’s central bank left its policy rate unchanged in June but noted it was open to cutting as needed to counter the effects of an economic outlook that has turned highly uncertain in recent months.

Central bank data showed private consumption contracted 0.3% and exports fell nearly 5.0% in June compared with May. This, along with negative inflation for the fourth consecutive month in July, will give policymakers room to cut on August 13.

More than 80% of economists, 23 of 28 in the August 4-8 Reuters poll, predicted the BOT would cut its bench

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