Economists are projecting both the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to keep interest rates unchanged at their first meetings of 2025 amid uncertainties, dismissing a recent call from US President Donald Trump for rates to be cut immediately.

The Bank of Thailand is projected to cut interest rates in the first half of 2025 as the country needs support from both fiscal and monetary policies to spur economic growth, says Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset).

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority left its base rate unchanged at 4.75% on Thursday, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady.

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking closer to global peers taking a more conventional approach on monetary policy.