# Bank of Thailand Unfazed by U.S. Currency Watchlist Inclusion - Bloomberg

> The Bank of Thailand responded to the U.S. decision to keep Thailand on its currency manipulation watchlist by saying it intervened in the market only to curb baht volatility. The central bank's stance signals it is not seeking to push the currency in either direction.

- Date: 2021-04-17 · published 2021-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47876-bank-of-thailand-unfazed-by-u-s-currency-watchlist-inclusion-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Limited central bank intervention means the baht is likely to track market flows rather than policy, so the currency impact on dollar-priced feed imports is modest.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: neutral

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-17/bank-of-thailand-unfazed-by-u-s-currency-watchlist-inclusion

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