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More baht depreciation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/03/2024
» The baht is expected to slide further after falling below 36 to the US dollar on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan opted to hike the interest rate for the first time in 17 years, which failed to help Asian currencies.
Baht to strengthen against US dollar
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/01/2024
» The baht could strengthen to 33 to the US dollar in the near term as the market is convinced the US Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates by as early as March, bringing back fund inflows to the Thai currency.
Baht hits two-month high
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/11/2023
» The baht traded at a two-month high on Monday and is expected to remain strong until year-end as the market considers whether the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates sooner than previously forecast in 2024, say analysts.
Rate cut impact limited
Business, Published on 05/12/2019
» Thailand's financial conditions were tighter than the historical average in the third quarter this year despite a policy rate cut by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in August. This reflected persistent baht appreciation, an increase in corporate spreads and a slowdown in corporate borrowing and commercial bank loan growth.
Taking a deep dive into the baht rebound
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 03/08/2022
» The currency of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy traded against the greenback at 36.08 on Monday, appreciating 1.4% compared to a week prior.
Myanmar banks feel the heat
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 23/09/2019
» The fragile state of Myanmar's banking industry remains a problem for the government as it strives to liberalise the financial sector and create a genuine market-based economy. A mini-run on local banks earlier this month underscored how shaky public confidence is.
฿1,000 fine not enough
News, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2018
» What? Only a 1000-baht fine for people using the hard shoulder on elevated roads and expressways preventing emergency vehicles like ambulances from reaching their destinations and risking horrific accidents like the one that happened this week?
Singaporeans flock to Malaysia for bargains as dollar hits record high
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Carman Lee is back in Ipoh, her hometown in northwestern Malaysia, after a seven-and-half hour bus ride from Singapore for the upcoming Lunar New Year. The Westin Singapore employee has another reason to celebrate this festive season: an all-time high local dollar that makes everything that much cheaper against the ringgit.
China could outrun US next year ... or never
News, David Fickling, Published on 11/03/2019
» Remember when Japan was going to become the world's biggest economy?
How did Japan become so cheap?
Oped, Published on 09/03/2022
» Every month, the Bank for International Settlements calculates and publishes the real and nominal effective exchange rates for major currencies. The most recent data, released in mid-February, contained a shock for Japan. They show that the yen's real effective exchange rate (Reer, representing roughly the purchasing power of the currency) is now as low as it was in the early 1970s when the yen was first floated following the collapse of the Bretton Woods and Smithsonian systems of fixed exchange rates.