BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Thailand's rate committee
stuck by a pledge that further monetary tightening would be
gradual and measured, minutes of the meeting showed on
Wednesday.
On Jan. 25, the Bank of Thailand's monetary policy committee
voted unanimously to raise the one-day repurchase rate by a quarter point to 1.50% to try to bring
inflation back within target.
It will next review policy on March 29, when economists
forecast a further rate hike.
(Reporting by Orathai Sriring
Editing by Ed Davies)
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