# Thai central bank undertakes 'heavy' baht intervention to ease volatility, chief says   - The Business Times

> The Bank of Thailand says it intervened heavily in the baht market in the second half of the year, though it could only mitigate fluctuations. The governor said the central bank does not want the currency to strengthen to the point of hurting exporters. The baht is up 10.3% against the dollar this year.

- Date: 2025-12-26 · published 2025-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21806-thai-central-bank-undertakes-heavy-baht-intervention-to-ease-volatility-chief
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Official intervention signals a limit on further baht gains, which would ease pressure on Thai export competitiveness. Thai rice and other agricultural exports are the most exposed.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/thai-central-bank-undertakes-heavy-baht-intervention-ease-volatility-chief-says

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