# Thailand denies Baht manipulation

> Thailand's commerce minister rejected claims that the country manipulates its currency to gain trade advantage, while critics say the central bank has done too little to curb baht gains. The US Treasury is expected to publish a currency report in October, and Thailand runs a near $20 billion bilateral surplus with the US.

- Date: 2017-10-19 · published 2017-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68729-thailand-denies-baht-manipulation
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Possible US currency manipulation labelling could bring trade tension and policy responses affecting Thai trade flows, though direct feed commodity impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- en.vietnamplus.vn: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/thailand-denies-baht-manipulation-post119734.vnp

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