# Thai c.bank warns of volatile baht amid rising trade tensions

> Thailand's central bank warned that the baht is likely to be highly volatile amid intensifying Sino-U.S. trade tensions. An assistant governor said the country's exports would be hit hard and urged businesses to hedge currency risk.

- Date: 2019-08-26 · published 2019-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57860-thai-c-bank-warns-of-volatile-baht-amid-rising-trade-tensions
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

A volatile baht raises hedging costs and export uncertainty for Thai buyers and processors who rely on dollar-priced inputs. The direction of the baht itself was not set in this report.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-economy/thai-c-bank-warns-of-volatile-baht-amid-rising-trade-tensions-idUSL3N25M1EE/

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