# Asia Markets Held Steady After Thailand Kept Rates Unchanged - Finimize

> Asian markets were mostly steady after the Bank of Thailand kept rates at 1.00%, with the baht near 32.72 per dollar. Oil fell more than 2% after Iran and Oman restarted talks on a navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-08-26 · published 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18174-asia-markets-held-steady-after-thailand-kept-rates-unchanged-finimize
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude weakens the energy cost pass-through to feed and freight, and it reduces the chance of rate hikes that would strengthen the dollar. The move is a short-term market reaction.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDTHB: neutral

## Sources

- finimize.com: https://finimize.com/content/thailand-holds-rates-as-asia-watches-nvidia-and-oil

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