25 Oct 2019
Financial Markets
The Baht hit a new 6-year high. The Baht rose along with other regional currencies amid foreign investors’ net buying orders for Thai bonds early in the week. Meanwhile, the US dollar fell on weak US economic data, reinforcing expectations that the Fed would cut its benchmark rate further at the FOM... Read more
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18 Oct 2019
The Baht rose to test the THB30.25/USD level last week. The Baht briefly fell early-to mid-week in line with other regional currencies amid concerns about the slower global growth outlook. However, the Baht rebounded later in the week on the back of the US dollar’s sell-offs due to weak US economic ... Read more
11 Oct 2019
The Baht weakened late last week after hitting an over 6-year high of THB30.25/USD. The Baht rose early in the week as a safe-haven currency amid concerns about conflicts between the US and China over their trade renegotiations, as well as between the EU and UK on the BREXIT issue. However, the Baht... Read more
4 Oct 2019
The Baht strengthened late last week. The Baht fell early to mid-week on weak regional currencies, and risky assets amid heightened trade war tension, concerns over BREXIT, and an economic slowdown in the US and Eurozone. The Baht also tumbled along with net foreign stock selling orders. The Baht, h... Read more
27 Sep 2019
The Baht fell to the weaker side of THB30.60/USD last week. The Baht weakened on the back of net foreign stock and bond selling orders during the week. Meanwhile, most Asian currencies were weighed down by uncertainties about the global economic outlook, and the UK’s BREXIT solution. The US dollar a... Read more
13 Sep 2019
The Baht hit a 6-year high of THB30.36/USD in line with movements of the Yuan and other regional currencies amid positive signals of the US-China trade conflicts. The US delayed to raise tariffs on USD250 billion of Chinese imports until October 15 from October 1, while China announced lists of the ... Read more
6 Sep 2019
The Baht was volatile last week. The Baht fell early in the week, along with the Yuan and other regional currencies, amid concerns about the US-China trade dispute. The Baht rebounded later, while the US dollar faced sell-offs after the ISM Manufacturing Index showed a contraction in the US manufact... Read more
30 Aug 2019
The Baht hit an almost 2-month high of THB30.55/USD last week. The Baht rose earlier in the week along with other safe-haven assets after the US and China announced to raise tariffs on each other’s goods, heightening tension over the trade war tension. The Baht fell briefly during the week on US do... Read more
23 Aug 2019
The Baht rose against the US dollar. The Baht rose early to mid week, along with other regional currencies while the US dollar faced sell-offs on concerns about the US economic outlook and falling US Treasury bond yields. The Baht extended gains against the US dollar, although foreign investors were... Read more
16 Aug 2019
The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht fell along with regional currencies, while the US dollar rose after the US announced to delay imposing tariff on some Chinese imports to December 15. The Baht’s weakness was also in line with net foreign stock and bond selling orders, following sell... Read more
9 Aug 2019
The Baht briefly fell after the FOMC meeting. The Baht rose early in the week, as the US dollar fell further on weak US Non-farm Payrolls data and concerns over the US-China trade tensions. The Baht extended its gains later in the week, although it fell briefly after the BOT’s MPC unexpectedly cut i... Read more
26 Jul 2019
The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht fell early to mid week amid expectations that the Fed might not aggressively cut its policy rate in the near future. The Baht’s weakness was also in line with net foreign bond selling orders. Meanwhile, the US dollar rose on the budget deal between t... Read more
19 Jul 2019
The Baht rebounded later in the week. The Baht weakened early to mid week, along with net foreign bond selling orders. The Baht later reversed those losses and rebounded amid the weak US dollar sentiment, led by disappointing US economic data, and NY Fed President’s remarks that reinforced expectati... Read more
12 Jul 2019
The Baht fluctuated and fell later in the week after the release of BOT’s new Baht measure. The Baht fell early in the week on the US dollar short-covering orders before the Fed Chairman’s testimony to the US Congress. The Baht, however, rebounded after the Fed Chairman’s comment was seen as a signa... Read more
5 Jul 2019
The Baht fell slightly after having hit a 6-year high of THB30.52/USD. The Baht rose on net foreign stock and bond buying orders, while the US dollar fell on weak economic data that reinforced expectations about the Fed policy rate cut. However, the Baht pared those gains later, while the US dollar ... Read more
28 Jun 2019
The Baht strengthened against the US dollar during the week. The Baht hit a new 6-year high of THB30.62/USD early in the week amid expectations that the Fed might cut its policy rate at its meeting in July. However, the Baht fell on position adjustment around mid-week before bouncing back after the ... Read more
21 Jun 2019
The Baht hit a 6-year high against the US dollar. The Baht fell briefly early in the week, as investors covered their short US dollar positions ahead of the FOMC meeting. However, the Baht rebounded later and hit the strongest level in 6 years at THB30.79/USD after the Fed meeting. Although the Fed ... Read more
14 Jun 2019
The Baht hit a 3-1/2 month high of THB31.14/USD. The Baht rose along with net foreign stock and bond buying orders earlier in the week. In addition, the US dollar tumbled on an expectation that the Fed might cut its policy rate by the end of the year, and disappointing US economic data, including we... Read more
7 Jun 2019
The Baht hit the strongest level in over 3 months at THB31.28/USD. The Baht strengthened in line with net foreign stock and bond buying orders, while the US dollar fell on the Fed Chairman’s remarks that the Fed would act appropriately to sustain the US economic expansion, fuelling expectation of th... Read more
31 May 2019
The Baht strengthened, after having fallen earlier in the week. The Baht weakened along with other regional currencies that were pressured by concerns about the trade tension between the US and China. However, the Baht rebounded later in the week on net stock and bond buying orders of foreign invest... Read more
24 May 2019
The Baht rebounded later in the week, after having fallen to the THB32.00/USD level. The Baht fell early to mid week, along with the weaker Yuan and other regional currencies amid heightened trade tension between the US and China. However, the Baht pared losses somewhat and recovered later in the we... Read more
17 May 2019
The Baht weakened later in the week. The Baht fell briefly in line with weaker Yuan and other Asian currencies. The Baht later rebounded to a 2-1/2 month high of THB31.45/USD on net foreign bond buying orders, as market participants put focus on the US Treasury’s FX report. However, the Baht fell la... Read more
10 May 2019
The Baht tested the THB31.55/USD level, an over 1-month high, in late week. The Baht rose early in the week amid heightened tension between the US and China on their trade deal. In addition, there were short-covering orders, as Thai financial markets reopened after long holidays. The Baht weakened b... Read more
3 May 2019
The Baht fell slightly, but still traded within a narrow range around THB32.00/USD. The Baht edged up early in the week, as the US dollar barely drew any support ahead of the FOMC meeting. The Baht weakened later in the week, as the US dollar rose after the Fed gave no signal to cut its policy rate ... Read more
26 Apr 2019
The Baht hit a near 4-month low of THB32.10/USD, before paring losses. The Baht fell in line with net foreign selling orders of Thai bonds and weak regional currencies. The US dollar rose on stronger-than-expected US economic data, and also extended gains against the Euro on the back of concerns abo... Read more
19 Apr 2019
The Baht fell to THB31.80/USD. The Baht weakened after the reopening of domestic financial markets following long public holidays. The Baht’s weakness was in line with net foreign stock and bond selling orders while the US dollar gained on stronger-than-expected US economic data, including a fall in... Read more
12 Apr 2019
The Baht pared gains later in the week. The Baht rose early in the week on foreign investors’ net buying orders of Thai stocks, while the US dollar fell on a weak US Factory Orders data for February. Later, the Baht pared gains on net foreign bond selling orders, as well as weak regional currencies,... Read more
5 Apr 2019
The Baht fell later in the week. The Baht rose early in the week in alignment with the Yuan and other regional currencies amid stronger-than-expected Chinese PMI reported for March. However, the Baht’s upside gains were still limited as market participants awaited a clearer picture of domestic polit... Read more
29 Mar 2019
The Baht rebounded slightly, after having fallen earlier in the week. The Baht fell early to mid week in line with net foreign selling orders in the Thai stock and bond markets, while investors kept an eye on political situations after the general elections. In addition, the US Dollar rose amid conc... Read more
22 Mar 2019
The Baht stayed in a narrow range, but was volatile after the MPC and FOMC meetings. The Baht moved in a narrow band before falling to a 2-week low of THB31.97/USD after the BOT’s MPC members unanimously voted to keep its policy rate at 1.75%, and the BOT also revised downward its 2019 GDP forecast.... Read more
15 Mar 2019
The Baht edged up against the US dollar. The Baht rose slightly early in the week while the US dollar fell on weaker-than-expected US CPI and PPI reports for February. The soft US inflation figures reinforced expectations that the Fed’s policy rate-hike pace would be slower this year. However, the B... Read more
1 Mar 2019
The Baht hit a 1-month low. The Baht edged up early in the week on optimism about the US-China trade talks. The Baht, however, tumbled to a 1-month low of THB31.76/USD on the back of foreign investors’ selling orders of Thai stocks and bonds late in the week. The US dollar also gained on the rising ... Read more
22 Feb 2019
The Baht hit the highest level in more than 5 years at THB31.07/USD, before reversing those gains later in the week. The Baht rose along with risky assets and other regional currencies, including the Yuan amid the US-China trade talks. It also gained on hefty net foreign stock buying orders in mid-w... Read more
20 Feb 2019
It is worth noting that although foreign investors have held a net selling position in both the Thai stock and bond markets, with a combined worth of approximately THB20.4 billion, since early 2019, the Baht has appreciated quite substantially against other Asian currencies, in particular the Yuan, ... Read more
8 Feb 2019
The Baht traded in a narrow range, before weakening later in the week. Although the Baht moved within a limited range, it had a slightly strong bias on the back of net foreign stock and bond buying orders. However, the Baht fell later in the week on the BOT’s signal to step into the market ... Read more
1 Feb 2019
The Baht hit an almost 9-month high of THB31.18/USD after the FOMC meeting. The Baht rose in line with net foreign stock buying orders and other Asian currencies. The US dollar, however, tumbled on the Fed’s dovish statement. The Fed cut a reference to the Fed’s plan for further gradual rate hikes a... Read more
18 Jan 2019
The Baht hit an 8-month high before paring gains later in the week. The Baht rose in line with net foreign stock buying orders and rising risky assets. Meanwhile, the US dollar faced sell-offs on the back of weak US economic data, signals to slow the US-rate hike path from the Fed Vice Chairman, and... Read more
4 Jan 2019
The Baht hit a 7-month high of THB32.00/USD. A stronger Baht was due to the US dollar’s sell-offs amid concerns about a partial government shutdown. Meanwhile, weaker-than-expected US economic data hurt the US dollar sentiment and reinforced worries about uncertain US interest rate hike cycle. The B... Read more
28 Dec 2018
The Baht rose to test THB32.40/USD later in the week amid the US dollar’s sell-offs on the back of concerns about the US partial government shutdown, economic slowdown in the US and globally, as well as prolonged trade tension between the US and China.... Read more
14 Dec 2018
The Baht rose, but within a narrow range. The Baht rose slightly in line with the Yuan and other Asian currencies amid easing concerns about the US-China trade tension after news reported that China could undo the tariffs on American-made cars. However, the Baht’s upside gains were capped later whil... Read more
30 Nov 2018
The Baht broke the THB33.00/USD level. The Baht rose amid the US dollar’s sell-offs after the Fed Chairman said that the Fed’s benchmark rate is just below neutral level. The remarks were seen as a signal for a slower tightening cycle of the Fed rate hikes in 2019. However, the Baht’s upside gains w... Read more
23 Nov 2018
The Baht weakened later in the week. It briefly rose early in the week on doubts about the US rate-hike outlook next year after Fed officials expressed concerns about the weaker global economic outlook. However, the Baht reversed gains and fell later in the week on a weaker-than-expected 3Q-18 Thai ... Read more
16 Nov 2018
The Baht was stronger than THB33.00/USD again. It briefly fell early in the week on the US rate-hike prospect, which helped support the US dollar sentiment. However, the Baht rebounded later on as the US dollar faced sell-offs amid hopes for solutions toward the BREXIT deal and US-China trade negoti... Read more
9 Nov 2018
The Baht was weaker than THB33.00/USD again. The Baht was volatile early in the week ahead of the US mid-term elections. However, the Baht rebounded later on as the US dollar fell after the midterm elections results. Democrats won the U.S. House of Representatives while Republicans held on to their ... Read more
2 Nov 2018
The Baht strengthened later in the week. The Baht hit a 2-1/2 month low of THB33.32/USD in early week amid the weakening Asian currencies and Yuan on the back of news that the US will escalate its trade dispute with China by imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China. The US dollar rose fu... Read more
26 Oct 2018
The Baht weakened and later broke the THB33.00/USD level. The Baht fell on a disappointing Thai export data and hefty net foreign stock selling-orders during the week. Meanwhile, the US dollar rose amid risk aversion, triggered by concerns about the EU’s formal steps to reject Italy's budget and Chi... Read more
19 Oct 2018
The Baht strengthened, but its gains were capped later in the week. The Baht rose early- to mid-week along with net foreign bond buying orders while the US dollar fell on a weaker-than-expected US retail sales data. However, the Baht pared gains somewhat later in the week in line with falling... Read more
28 Sep 2018
The Baht rose slightly late in the week, but its movement remained tight. The Baht fell early in the week in line with other regional currencies amid steepened tension related to the US-China trade deal after China canceled trade talks with the US before the latter’s new tariffs on Chinese goods wer... Read more
14 Sep 2018
The Baht hit a 2-month high last week. The Baht fell briefly early in the week on concerns about the fragile emerging markets while the US dollar extended gains on a stronger-than-expected US Non-farm Payrolls data. However, the Baht rebounded later in the week, along with net foreign buying orders ... Read more
7 Sep 2018
The Baht traded in a narrow range, but weaker than the previous week. The Baht fell on weak regional currencies that were pressured by sell-offs of emerging market currencies on the back of their fragile economies. Meanwhile, the US dollar was supported by ongoing trade disputes between the US and i... Read more
31 Aug 2018
The Baht fell, after having hit a 2-month of THB32.50/USD. The Baht rose on net foreign bond buying orders and the US dollar’s sell-offs on the back of US-Mexico trade deal. However, the Baht weakened later in the week, as the US dollar strengthened on stronger than expected US economic reports that... Read more
24 Aug 2018
The Baht broke the THB33.00/USD level. The Baht rose to a 2-month high of THB32.65/USD after the Yuan and other Asian currencies rose on the back of optimism on the US-China trade negotiations. The US dollar faced sell-offs after US President Trump criticized the Fed Chairman and said that he disagr... Read more
17 Aug 2018
The Baht rose late in the week. The Baht fell briefly early of the week, after concerns about the Lira crisis triggered sell-offs of emerging-market assets, Asian currencies, and the Baht. However, the Baht later pared those losses and recovered on the back of the rebounding Yuan and other Asian cur... Read more
10 Aug 2018
The Baht pared gains around end of week. The Baht earlier rose on net foreign stock buying orders, and the rebounding Yuan after the PBOC signaled that they would take action to stabilize the Yuan movement. The US dollar sell-offs on the back of the falling US bond yields were also the Baht’s suppor... Read more
3 Aug 2018
The Baht weakened after the FOMC meeting. The Baht briefly rose on net foreign stock and bond buying orders. However, the Baht reversed those gains later in the week, along with weakening Yuan and regional currencies. Meanwhile, the dollar rose on the Fed’s statement, signaling that they would likel... Read more
26 Jul 2018
The Baht rose against the US dollar. A stronger Baht was in line with other Asian currencies, while the US dollar faced sell-offs after the US President said that the Fed’s tightening cycle might have impacts on the US economy and the strong US dollar could result in weaker US competitiveness. The U... Read more
13 Jul 2018
The Baht hit over 9-month low of THB33.29/USD. The Baht fell to THB33.36/USD, the weakest level in 9 months. A weaker Baht was in line with the Yuan and regional currencies amid concern about the international trade situation between the US and China. Meanwhile, the US dollar also gained on strong U... Read more
6 Jul 2018
The Baht hit over 8-month low of THB33.29/USD. The Baht and regional currencies fell along with risky assets, and Chinese Yuan (although the PBOC signaled to monitor the Yuan movement) amid concern about the international trade situation between the US and China, as US tariffs imposed on imports fro... Read more
29 Jun 2018
The Baht hit over 8-month low of THB33.22/USD. The Baht fell along with Chinese Yuan, most Asian Currencies, and other risky assets amid concerns about the international trade situation between the US and their trading partners, especially restrictions on investment and trade. The Baht was also pres... Read more
22 Jun 2018
The Baht broke the THB33.00/USD level to hit over 7-month low. The Baht fell along with net foreign stock and bond selling orders, while the US dollar rose further on the Fed Chairman’s remarks about more interest rate hikes in the coming months. Meanwhile, concerns about the international trade sit... Read more
15 Jun 2018
The Baht hit over 5-month low of THB32.46/USD. The Baht fell on net foreign stock and bond selling orders, while the US dollar rose strongly after the FOMC meeting. The Fed gave a hawkish signal that there would be two more rate hikes later in the year, compared with one hike signaled earlier. The ... Read more