News sentiment
Tone of coverageNews coverage of USD/THB is too thin right now for a reliable bullish or bearish read.
- News volume
- 93% of 90-day avg.
- Buzz
- 67/100
US Dollar / Thai Baht · Exotic · live quote updated every 5 seconds
News coverage of USD/THB is too thin right now for a reliable bullish or bearish read.
No sharp shifts in the last 72 hours.
News-sentiment and opportunity data from an independent market-data provider, refreshed hourly. Informational only, not trading advice.
USD/THB is the US dollar against the Thai baht, one of Southeast Asia's most actively traded currencies. The baht follows Bank of Thailand policy and inflation, tourism receipts and the current account, export demand and, unusually, gold: Thailand is a large gold trader and local buying and selling of the metal shows up in baht flows. Regional sentiment and the Chinese yuan matter too, as does the broad dollar and Federal Reserve policy. The Bank of Thailand watches the currency closely and smooths sharp moves. Liquidity is concentrated in Bangkok hours, and the pair is quoted to two or three decimals rather than the five used on the majors. On ForexR you can follow the live USD/THB rate, use daily pivot points, gauge the typically measured range with ATR and confirm trend on the multi-timeframe chart. When you are ready, KCM Trade provides regulated access.
Bank of Thailand policy, tourism and export data, the current account, gold prices, the Chinese yuan and regional sentiment, plus US data and the Federal Reserve on the dollar side.
Thailand is one of the world's largest gold-trading nations. When Thais buy gold, dollars flow out and the baht tends to weaken; when they sell into a rally, the baht firms.
The Bangkok session, roughly 02:00-10:00 UTC, when onshore liquidity is deepest and Thai data is published. Spreads widen outside Asian hours.
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