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Baht near 17-month high

Thailand's baht traded near a 17- month high as speculation mounts that the central bank will intervene to halt appreciation that hurts exports.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Jan 17 that the exchange rate is "not at a good level" and exporters will face difficulties should it strengthen further. Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said the same day that capital inflows to short-term securities were driving the currency higher and the central bank is "closely watching" the situation. The dollar's 14-day relative-strength index against the baht dropped to 17 on Monday, below the 30 threshold that signals to some traders the Thai currency's gains will reverse.

The baht traded at 29.74 per US dollar as of 8.45am in Bangkok compared with its Jan 18 close of 29.73, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The currency touched 29.69 earlier, the strongest level since Aug 2011. The 10-day gain through Jan. 18 was the longest winning streak since Dec 2008.

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  • frogmarch

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    Discussion 1 : 21 Jan 2013 at 18.191

    since US Dollar is 17 months low due republican handicap to control the deficeit. The baht traded at 29.74 per US dollar is up respectively. its a domino dancing. the baht crashed over 52 per US dollar. it took Thai economy 15 years to shore baht to 29.74 per US dollar. i will take you more seriously when the baht traded at 25.00 per US dollar. that's the neighborhood i like the baht to be.

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