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The Bank of Thailand said a rapid appreciation of the baht is hurting exporters and tourism spending. The baht hit a 31-month high of 32.235 per dollar on Monday and has risen 5.8% year-to-date, second only to Malaysia's ringgit in the region.
A stronger baht erodes the baht earnings of Thai exporters and makes Thai-sourced feed ingredients and tapioca-based products costlier in dollar terms, while a weak dollar broadly supports Asian currency-linked import demand.
reuters.comSep 30, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
