# Bangkok Post - BoT: Baht climbs as greenback slips

> The Bank of Thailand said the baht's rise reflects US dollar depreciation linked to US domestic politics, and that Sino-US trade disputes are weighing on global trade sentiment. The baht traded near 31.76 per dollar, with year-to-date gains of 2.62 percent.

- Date: 2019-01-24 · published 2019-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61345-bangkok-post-bot-baht-climbs-as-greenback-slips
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger baht and weaker dollar lower the local cost of imported feed inputs but also hurt Thai export competitiveness, with limited direct impact on global commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-08-21 | [Baht boost ‘due to greenback’s depreciation’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69690-baht-boost-due-to-greenback-s-depreciation.md) | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-03-13 | [Bangkok Post - Baht surges amid US bank collapse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37135-bangkok-post-baht-surges-amid-us-bank-collapse.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2020-07-31 | [Bangkok Post - Chinese and European shares gain as dollar slides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52370-bangkok-post-chinese-and-european-shares-gain-as-dollar-slides.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-08-24 | [Bangkok Post - Baht set to rise further amid US worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18173-bangkok-post-baht-set-to-rise-further-amid-us-worries.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-09-23 | [Bangkok Post - Baht at 19-month high against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28597-bangkok-post-baht-at-19-month-high-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- bangkokpost.com: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/1616686/bot-baht-climbs-as-greenback-slips

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