# KTB Warns of Baht Volatility amid US Policy Uncertainty and Political Risks

> Krungthai GLOBAL MARKETS analyst Poon Panichpibool said the baht had weakened to 32.50 per dollar but expects it to firm toward 32.30 after President Trump removed Fed governor Lisa Cook. He warned that Thai politics and month-end dollar purchases by importers could delay appreciation.

- Date: 2025-08-27 · published 2025-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23576-ktb-warns-of-baht-volatility-amid-us-policy-uncertainty-and-political-risks
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of Fed easing and a softer dollar would lower the local-currency cost of US commodity imports for Thai buyers, but the effect is expected to be short-lived.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-05-26 | [Value of Korean won surges to seven-month high as greenback slides amid uncertainty, instability](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24925-value-of-korean-won-surges-to-seven-month-high-as-greenback-slides-amid.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [US Dollar: Warsh rhetoric weakens policy credibility – BBH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8424-us-dollar-warsh-rhetoric-weakens-policy-credibility-bbh.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2026-08-24 | [Bangkok Post - Baht set to rise further amid US worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18173-bangkok-post-baht-set-to-rise-further-amid-us-worries.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-02-22 | [A Fed pivot, born of volatility, missteps, and new economic reality \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60771-a-fed-pivot-born-of-volatility-missteps-and-new-economic-reality-reuters.md) | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-05-01 | [Dollar falls broadly ahead of US data, tariff uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25322-dollar-falls-broadly-ahead-of-us-data-tariff-uncertainty.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- kaohooninternational.com: https://www.kaohooninternational.com/economics/564009

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