Thailand on US 'Monitoring List' for Currency Manipulation

Post Today•Economy•251d ago

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Thailand has been added to the U.S. Treasury's 'Monitoring List' due to its growing trade surplus with the U.S. and expanding current account surplus.

•Thailand was placed on the U.S. Treasury's 'Monitoring List' on January 29.
•This designation is due to meeting two of the three criteria for potential currency manipulation.
•The article references the U.S. Treasury's semi-annual report on macroeconomic and exchange rate policies of major trading partners.

Overview

•On Jan 29, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its semi-annual report on major trading partners.
•The U.S. Department of the Treasury identified Thailand on the 'Monitoring List' for exchange rate policies.
•Thailand was placed on the list because it met two of the three criteria for currency manipulation.
•The two criteria met by Thailand are 'expansion of current account surplus' and 'increased trade surplus with the U.S.'.
•Thailand was previously on this list in 2022 and was removed later that year.
•The U.S. Treasury is intensifying scrutiny of exchange rate practices and market interventions.
•Thailand is subject to increased monitoring regarding its currency exchange practices.
•The U.S. Treasury states it will expand its monitoring to assess how countries manage exchange rate volatility.

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Key Quotes

U.S. Treasury

"Will expand monitoring to be more comprehensive."

จะขยายการติดตามให้ครอบคลุมมากขึ้น

Key Entities

Place

United States(สหรัฐ)ℹ️

The country that issued the 'Monitoring List' report regarding currency manipulation.

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The country placed on the U.S. 'Monitoring List' for currency practices.

Organization

U.S. Department of the Treasury(กระทรวงการคลังสหรัฐ)ℹ️

The U.S. government department responsible for the report on macroeconomic and exchange rate policies.

Policy

Monitoring List(บัญชีเฝ้าระวัง)

A U.S. Treasury designation for countries under observation for unfair currency exchange practices.

Currency Manipulation(ปั่นค่าเงิน)

The practice of unfairly influencing a country's currency exchange rate for trade advantage, which Thailand is being monitored for.

Timeline

2025

The year of the U.S. Treasury report that identified Thailand on the 'Monitoring List'.

2022

The last year Thailand was on the U.S. 'Monitoring List' before being added again in 2025.

Stat

Current Account Surplus(ดุลบัญชีเดินสะพัด)

A key economic indicator, the expansion of which contributed to Thailand's placement on the U.S. 'Monitoring List'.

Trade Surplus with the U.S.(ดุลการค้ากับสหรัฐ)

An economic metric, the increase of which contributed to Thailand's placement on the U.S. 'Monitoring List'.