# Baht gains more ground, as US dollar weakens

> The baht opened at 31.65 per US dollar on February 28, strengthening from the prior close of 31.75. The S&P 500 fell 4.4 percent the previous night on coronavirus concerns, and WTI crude dropped to $46.30 per barrel.

- Date: 2020-02-28 · published 2020-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54839-baht-gains-more-ground-as-us-dollar-weakens
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Broad dollar weakness and falling crude reflect risk-off sentiment tied to the virus, which weighs on energy and commodity prices. A softer dollar generally supports dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-01-31 | [Canadian dollar weakens as Fed rate signal offsets GDP gain - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32333-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-fed-rate-signal-offsets-gdp-gain-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -6.0% | +1.3% |
| WTI | 2025-03-13 | [Canadian dollar weakens as trade war spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25825-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-trade-war-spooks-investors.md) | -0.5% | -7.6% |
| WTI | 2019-05-01 | [Canadian dollar weakens as Fed inflation view boosts greenback - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59324-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-fed-inflation-view-boosts-greenback-the-globe-and.md) | -3.8% | -7.6% |
| WTI | 2023-02-15 | [Canadian dollar weakens as U.S. data boosts Fed rate hike prospects - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37578-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-u-s-data-boosts-fed-rate-hike-prospects-the-globe.md) | -6.5% | -14.7% |
| WTI | 2017-01-27 | [Canadian dollar weakens as oil falls, investors brace for Poloz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73216-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-oil-falls-investors-brace-for-poloz.md) | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2020-12-17 | [Ringgit to rebound as US dollar weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49920-ringgit-to-rebound-as-us-dollar-weakens.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Canadian Dollar gains ground on Thursday as Greenback weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24457-canadian-dollar-gains-ground-on-thursday-as-greenback-weakens.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2020-03-31 | [US dollar weakens as Fed measure weighs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10702-us-dollar-weakens-as-fed-measure-weighs.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30383005

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