THAILAND IS A BIT CLOSER TO US CURRENCY WATCHLIST

Thailand’s last 12-month trade superfluity with the US has accounted to more than US $20 billion. This has increased Thailand’s chance to be on the US Treasury’s watchlist of currency manipulators.

According to the data released by US Census Bureau on Monday in Washington, the amount has reached $20.05 billion in the 12-months through November, exceeding the $20 limit. The limit was set by Treasury for bilateral tra....