# Thai central bank threatens baht speculation probe - Asia Times

> The Bank of Thailand threatened to investigate financial institutions for baht speculation after the currency rose over 2% so far this year, the region's second-best performance. The central bank governor said the rise also reflects the global dollar trend.

- Date: 2018-01-18 · published 2018-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67224-thai-central-bank-threatens-baht-speculation-probe-asia-times
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Fears that a rapidly appreciating baht could curb export recovery feed into currency and trade sentiment across Southeast Asia, which matters for regional feed demand and dollar-priced commodity buying.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2018/01/thai-central-bank-threatens-baht-speculation-probe/

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