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GBP vs THB

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Looking a bit brighter now - todays ATM rate was 65.79 THB to GBP
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Thank goodness for that as the pinch was certainly being noticed in our monthly budget.
But....is this the pound rallying or the Baht dropping? either way I like the increase

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methinks its the baht dropping but I stand to be corrected by my learned colleagues
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I think it is a bit of both as the sentiment in Uk seems to be that interest rates are going to rise to fight inflation. That usually strengthens the currency. The view on the Baht at the moment is that it is overvalued.
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Post by JimmyGreaves »

Yep That's looking better!

Live rates at 2008.06.24 14:16:49 UTC
1.00 GBP = 66.1295 THB
United Kingdom Pounds Thailand Baht
1 GBP = 66.1295 THB 1 THB = 0.0151219 GBP
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It's about time this started, sure everyone has felt the pinch, considering it was 74-76 about 18 months or so ago.

Never quite understood why these exotic currencies gain so much ground over the main western currencies(or the western ones lose so much ground), doesn't make any sense to me.

The baht has enjoyed an overly extended period of time being over-valued.

Looking forward to getting over 7000 baht again for a 100 pounds.
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That steep drop from Nov 07 was actually the pound devaluing more than other Western currencies, rather than the baht strengthening; the Euro/Baht looks like this:

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What caused the spike in early mid January in both currencies? That looks a lot like intervention to me, unless there was some event that caused it but I can't recall anything.
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The wifes poping back next month, and we have been looking at the exchange rate in Bangkok banks web site at the moment it is at 65.47THB - 1.00GBP i am fairly sure that you get a better exchange rate from the ATM can anyone conform this and if so what is the current rate. :cheers:
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Wanderlust wrote:What caused the spike in early mid January in both currencies? That looks a lot like intervention to me, unless there was some event that caused it but I can't recall anything.
My charts also show a substantial, very sharp, down then back up again movement in all the major world stock markets at the same time. But what caused this movement I do not know. Anyone?
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Hi Kendo,

I got 66.282 baht to the pound when I used the ATM the other day! :D :cheers: :cheers:
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The Buying Rate for Telex Transfers at Kasikornbank today was 66.20875 :wink:
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malcolminthemiddle wrote:
Wanderlust wrote:What caused the spike in early mid January in both currencies? That looks a lot like intervention to me, unless there was some event that caused it but I can't recall anything.
My charts also show a substantial, very sharp, down then back up again movement in all the major world stock markets at the same time. But what caused this movement I do not know. Anyone?
It might have been the announcement of Bush's 150 billion dollar economic package on 18th January. Things went down again when people decided it wasn't going to solve the sub-prime issue.
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STEVE G wrote:
malcolminthemiddle wrote:
Wanderlust wrote:What caused the spike in early mid January in both currencies? That looks a lot like intervention to me, unless there was some event that caused it but I can't recall anything.
My charts also show a substantial, very sharp, down then back up again movement in all the major world stock markets at the same time. But what caused this movement I do not know. Anyone?
It might have been the announcement of Bush's 150 billion dollar economic package on 18th January. Things went down again when people decided it wasn't going to solve the sub-prime issue.
Found this on the web :
Stock markets around the globe have plummeted over growing fears of a worldwide recession. In Japan, the Nikkei market has seen its worst two-day decline in nearly two decades. In India, the country’s main stock index suffered its second-worst single-day tumble in history. In Germany, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange dropped seven percent Monday, its steepest one-day decline since the Sept. 11 attacks. Monday marked the first day of trading since President Bush called for a $145 billion economic stimulus package.
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