# REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-Thai baht touches 3-week high on relief anti-govt protests pass off peacefully By Reuters

> The baht rose to a three-week high after a large anti-government protest in Bangkok passed peacefully. Parliament also passed a $106 billion budget bill for fiscal 2021. The central bank was expected to hold its policy rate at a record low of 0.5%.

- Date: 2020-09-21 · published 2020-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51389-refile-emerging-markets-thai-baht-touches-3-week-high-on-relief-anti-govt
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Easing political risk and a fiscal stimulus package support the baht, which lowers the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ph.investing.com: https://ph.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/refileemerging-marketsthai-baht-touches-3week-high-on-relief-antigovt-protests-pass-off-peacefully-277950

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