# Thai baht leads Asian currencies lower, pressured by dollar - Markets - Business Recorder

> Asian currencies fell on September 26, 2023, with the Thai baht and Indonesian rupiah leading losses as the dollar strengthened and US bond yields reached 16-year highs. The baht hit its lowest since November 10, 2022, and the Thai 10-year yield reached 3.26%.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34379-thai-baht-leads-asian-currencies-lower-pressured-by-dollar-markets-business
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger dollar and higher US yields raise the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports in Southeast Asia and may restrain buying. The pressure reflects broad regional fund outflows rather than a grain-specific event.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-28 | [Asian currencies: Thai baht hits two-month low as oil prices surge - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17732-asian-currencies-thai-baht-hits-two-month-low-as-oil-prices-surge-markets.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-09-27 | [Thai baht, Malaysian ringgit lead Asian FX lower on extended dollar strength - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34366-thai-baht-malaysian-ringgit-lead-asian-fx-lower-on-extended-dollar-strength.md) | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-03-27 | [Asian currencies at multi-month lows against US dollar; stocks mixed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31453-asian-currencies-at-multi-month-lows-against-us-dollar-stocks-mixed-markets.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2021-06-29 | [Baht, rupiah under pressure as virus woes support dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46855-baht-rupiah-under-pressure-as-virus-woes-support-dollar-markets-business.md) | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-02-27 | [Asian FX, stocks pressured by higher US rates outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37599-asian-fx-stocks-pressured-by-higher-us-rates-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40265146

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