# Thai central bank warns against baht speculation - Asia Times

> The Bank of Thailand warned that the baht's upward trend this year may reverse and said it may consider additional measures to limit baht speculation. The warning was reported by the Financial Times.

- Date: 2017-08-22 · published 2017-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69694-thai-central-bank-warns-against-baht-speculation-asia-times
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger baht raises Thai export costs and can weigh on Thai agricultural export competitiveness, while currency speculation adds volatility to Asian import pricing for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2017/08/thai-central-bank-warns-baht-speculation/

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