# US unemployment report to influence weakening baht

> The baht opened at 30.09 per US dollar on Friday, February 5, 2021, weakening from 30.05. Analysts expected the currency to trade between 30 and 30.15 ahead of the US employment report, with risk sentiment and the dollar index near 91.5 as key drivers.

- Date: 2021-02-05 · published 2021-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48906-us-unemployment-report-to-influence-weakening-baht
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

A modestly weaker baht raises the baht cost of dollar-priced feed imports slightly, though the move is small and unlikely to shift feed prices materially.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30402280

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