With the tensions fighting at the border and tarrifs you would think that the baht would fall but while the elites are investing overseas they will keep it as high as they can they rule Thailand not the politicians something has to happen eventually

Obviously most of us are wrong on the direction of the THB.

Everything points to that it should be weaker and getting weaker.

However seems to remain in the same zone and perhaps strengthen some against the popular curreencies.

Could be plenty of things we just don't know about when such things happen.

Government intervention #1.

Big Company intervention #2....there are a few companies  that could probably manipulate things.

Troll post removed.

 

@boloaf final warning, stop trying to bypass forum filters and follow the rules.

On 7/25/2025 at 4:27 PM, Red Forever said:

Under Thaksin in 2005 we were getting 75bt+ to £1.

 

2005 was before Great Britain decided to trash their currency with Brexit

On 7/24/2025 at 3:56 PM, spidermike007 said:

The US dollar is not tanking? The dollar was at nearly 35 baht in November of 2024. Today? 32.16

 

The dollar was at near parity to the Euro in January of 2025, just prior to the sabateur engaging his ignorant policies. Now? 1.176 dollars for one Euro. 

 

In addition the entire planet seems to be avoiding US government bonds, and the dollar indexes have all dropped. 

It was 44-1 when I got here, it was about 20-1 a year before that, and it got below 30 just a few years ago. 

 

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18 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

It was 44-1 when I got here, it was about 20-1 a year before that, and it got below 30 just a few years ago. 

 

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53 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

 

If people just use 32.5 / $1 USD, as the medium, than any 10% fluctuation is NORMAL.   The sky isn't falling, and the THB isn't crashing, and hasn't for almost 20 years.  Quite the opposite, as  the extremes have been in our favor, at least since I've been here.   40-45 before settling in the thirties.  36-37-38 of late, thanks Joe.

 

All smiles if above 35, (again, thanks Joe) and nothing is newsworthy, unless it dips below 30 ... for more than a few months.   A week doesn't count.  

 

Not expecting <30, and sadly, not expecting >35 any time soon either.  I'll only worry when it gets below ฿27.6 / $1.   Then I'll have to change from retired to married as a reason for extension, and that hasn't happened in the last 25 yrs  

On 7/25/2025 at 11:14 PM, KhunLA said:

And about 6 yrs ago, you were getting ...

 

 

... so be happy, you're up almost 20% 

Yes the Johnson Brexit effect. Hitting ourselves in the head. Its like Trump & Farage their far right economics never helps the working man. 

On 7/28/2025 at 7:57 AM, peter48 said:

Yes the Johnson Brexit effect. Hitting ourselves in the head. Its like Trump & Farage their far right economics never helps the working man. 

Yes.... Before Brexit, 55 baht to the GBP, ever since rarely over 45 baht. An average 20% hit, When Johnson took over, it dropped below 40 for a while. Morons F***** up my retirement, but they still 'believe' it was good for UK. And migration - before Brexit, mainly eastern Europeans, who at least worked and were only a minor problem; many of them just worked a few years to get a nice bit of cash to buy a house or start a business back home.  Ever since, the dregs of Africa and Asia, who never leave. Last year the population of England and Wales grew by 690,000, of which 95% were migrants.

A weak currency hurts the rich more than the poor. 

On 7/24/2025 at 9:32 PM, JohnnyBD said:

When I came in Dec 2016 it was around 36 THB to USD. Sure was nice when it was 36 to 37 around 15 mths ago.

Wow, I don't remember it getting that high. That sure would be great for me.

GBP below 43 just now, 42.97

War  with Cambodia seems to have been good for the baht? I would have thought not. Or maybe UK government is just doing badly as usual.

2 minutes ago, rickudon said:

War  with Cambodia seems to have been good for the baht? I would have thought not. Or maybe UK government is just doing badly as usual.

Trump last time saw the baht lose bigly, same as this time again .