# Thai baht surges to 27-month high - ThaiResidents.com - Thai Local News - Thai News

> The Thai baht strengthened to 33.30 per dollar in the week of July 24-27, its strongest level since May 2015. Kasikornbank expects the baht to trade between 33.20 and 33.60 next week, citing Fed signals and US data.

- Date: 2017-07-28 · published 2017-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70243-thai-baht-surges-to-27-month-high-thairesidents-com-thai-local-news-thai-news
- 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 makes Thai exports less competitive and raises import costs for Thai feed buyers, while a weaker dollar broadly supports regional currencies. Commodity price impact is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDTHB: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| DXY | 2017-04-17 | [Baht expected to strengthen to 21-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71749-baht-expected-to-strengthen-to-21-month-high.md) | +0.2% | +0.2% |
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| DXY | 2019-06-21 | [Thai Baht hits six year high - 31.05 to the US dollar \| Thaiger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58869-thai-baht-hits-six-year-high-31-05-to-the-us-dollar-thaiger.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- thairesidents.com: https://thairesidents.com/money/thai-baht-surges-27-month-high/

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