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SHOCKING: Analyst predicts baht uptick in h2 - What They Never Told You

A foreign tourist exchanges currency at a money exchange booth in Bangkok. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The narrowing trade deficit and easing inflationary pressure should support the baht regaining strength against the US dollar late in the third quarter this year, reversing a short-term depreciation trend, says Siam Commercial Bank Financial Markets (SCB FM).

Wachirawat Banchuen, senior financial markets strategist at SCB FM, said the baht depreciation trend is largely temporary and does not signal a prolonged weakening.

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