# Bangkok Post - Baht set to rise further amid US worries

> The baht touched 32.58 per dollar, its strongest level in over two months, as the dollar weakened after the US Treasury doubled the size of its long-end debt buyback operations. Spot gold rose to about $4,644 an ounce.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18173-bangkok-post-baht-set-to-rise-further-amid-us-worries
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and stronger baht lower the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports into Thailand. The effect on global grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-03-13 | [Bangkok Post - Baht surges amid US bank collapse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37135-bangkok-post-baht-surges-amid-us-bank-collapse.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-08-14 | [Bangkok Post - Analysts expect baht to test 32 as US dollar weakens further](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23577-bangkok-post-analysts-expect-baht-to-test-32-as-us-dollar-weakens-further.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Bangkok Post - Baht tipped to strengthen after US rates peak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37583-bangkok-post-baht-tipped-to-strengthen-after-us-rates-peak.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-04-21 | [Japanese Yen seems poised to appreciate further against weaker USD amid trade woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25373-japanese-yen-seems-poised-to-appreciate-further-against-weaker-usd-amid-trade.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2019-09-26 | [“crea report” Search Results - Bangkok Post : The world windows to Thailand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57351-crea-report-search-results-bangkok-post-the-world-windows-to-thailand.md) | +0.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- bangkokpost.com: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3307269/baht-set-to-rise-further-amid-us-worries

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