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Image: Jamie Street/Unsplash The fourth in a series of extracts from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability examines how a strong technical workforce alone is not enough – leadership is increasingly critical to digital delivery The Future-proofing government digital capability study, led by Kevin Cunnington, executive advisor at GGF and former director general of…

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that softer US inflation data has weakened the Dollar and lowered Fed rate hike expectations, but USD/THB has still broken above 33.50. He highlights Thailand’s low carry, deteriorating terms of trade from higher Oil prices, increased growth risks from Middle East tensions, and valuation metrics indicating the Baht remains modestly overvalued,…

President Donald Trump (L) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Reuters | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Thursday that the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans up to $26.5 billion so far, the latest Democratic critique of sweeping changes made to the agency. In a report shared first…

Transcript Sky News – Governor, you’ve held interest rates where they are when we’ve had some more positive news round inflation, oil prices are coming down. It feels like a rosier picture, but you’re still pretty cautious?Governor Andrew Bailey – Well, we have had encouraging news. I mean, I’m very encouraged. You know, we’ve obviously…

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Monetary Policy Summary, June 2026 At its meeting ending on 17 June 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Two members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%. Global energy prices have fallen since the previous meeting in response to…