Pathetic, the only way Canada can stay competitive, is by continually weakening it's currency.Laan Yaa Mo wrote: ↑June 20, 2019, 11:19 pmToday, Thursday, 20 June 2019, the Canadian dollar rose to 75.5 to the U.S. greenback. A few weeks ago. it was 73.4 U.S. However it has fallen to 23.4 baht. This is not welcome news.
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Why is the Thai Baht Sooooooooo Strong ??
Answer...........Manipulation !!!
Answer...........Manipulation !!!
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The Bank of Thailand is set to tighten foreign exchange monitoring to prevent short-term baht speculation after the local currency surged.
The Bank of Thailand is set to tighten foreign exchange monitoring to prevent short-term baht speculation after the local currency surged to its highest level in more than six years on Thursday.
The central bank will take a stricter approach in tracking transactions suspected of parking short-term money in the country for speculative purposes, said Vachira Arromdee, assistant governor overseeing financial markets operations.
Speculating in the baht for short-term gain is undesirable behaviour, Ms Vachira said.
The baht on Thursday rallied past the 31-mark to its strongest level against the US dollar in more than six years. Thailand's currency unit traded at 30.95, up from the previous day's 31.19.
The baht has emerged as the best-performing currency in Asia, gaining 4.8% year-to-date against the dollar. The Japanese yen is second with a 1.8% rise.
The Bank of Thailand is set to tighten foreign exchange monitoring to prevent short-term baht speculation after the local currency surged to its highest level in more than six years on Thursday.
The central bank will take a stricter approach in tracking transactions suspected of parking short-term money in the country for speculative purposes, said Vachira Arromdee, assistant governor overseeing financial markets operations.
Speculating in the baht for short-term gain is undesirable behaviour, Ms Vachira said.
The baht on Thursday rallied past the 31-mark to its strongest level against the US dollar in more than six years. Thailand's currency unit traded at 30.95, up from the previous day's 31.19.
The baht has emerged as the best-performing currency in Asia, gaining 4.8% year-to-date against the dollar. The Japanese yen is second with a 1.8% rise.
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And now we have Trump openly wanting to devalue the dollar. Doesn't look good.
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If you're living that close to the margins, maybe it's time to reconsider life abroad where work is not appreciated and you're really little more than a parasitic host.
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Thailand is far from any "currency crisis." If interested, search the internet for a description of currency crisis.
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Yes. That is true, that President Trump wants the FED to reduce interest rates. And this is too complicated for me to completely understand. President Trump says that the devalued currencies of other countries put the U.S. at a disadvantage. My understanding is that a key factor in this devaluation is that these countries have lower interest rates than the U.S. So Trump has said that the FED should lower rates to match that of other countries, an act which would devalue the U.S. dollar. Prices are slumping in many sectors of the U.S. economy and a devalued dollar is said to be a remedy for that problem. If this is the case, expect a devalued U.S. dollar after the FED substantially lowers the interest rate.anefarious1 wrote: ↑July 4, 2019, 11:14 amAnd now we have Trump openly wanting to devalue the dollar. Doesn't look good.
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I have been lucky. When I first moved to Thailand, the exchange rate was 25 to the dollar. When the Thai economy crashed, I was lucky to have a very good job offer in Kalifornia. After five years living frugally and working in Kalifornia, I was able to retire. I moved back to Thailand and found a nice condo that suited exactly what I wanted. The exchange rate then was 41 to a dollar. More recently, I again got lucky. I bought my wife a new car and wire transferred the dollars over here to pay cash. Ford then offered a zero percent interest rate. I took that and have since been living off that transfer. So far I haven't felt any pain from the falling dollar. Hopefully the baht will weaken while I still have the extra money in my Thai bank account. If the baht does not weaken, I had based my retirement living expenses at 25 to the dollar, so at this time, I feel like I'm still ahead.
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Bingo.glalt wrote: ↑July 4, 2019, 2:38 pmI have been lucky. When I first moved to Thailand, the exchange rate was 25 to the dollar. When the Thai economy crashed, I was lucky to have a very good job offer in Kalifornia. After five years living frugally and working in Kalifornia, I was able to retire. I moved back to Thailand and found a nice condo that suited exactly what I wanted. The exchange rate then was 41 to a dollar. More recently, I again got lucky. I bought my wife a new car and wire transferred the dollars over here to pay cash. Ford then offered a zero percent interest rate. I took that and have since been living off that transfer. So far I haven't felt any pain from the falling dollar. Hopefully the baht will weaken while I still have the extra money in my Thai bank account. If the baht does not weaken, I had based my retirement living expenses at 25 to the dollar, so at this time, I feel like I'm still ahead.
I'm in the same boat. Figured on a low of 25 even though it was much higher when I moved here; and I transferred money over here when I was still getting mid-30s on the baht.
I planned very well, but like you said, we still need some luck for those things that we can't control.
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Spent the last year, trying to work how many years I was going to live and how much Baht I would need during each of those years, taking into account the my commitments and the prospect of inflation.
Finally gave up on the calculations in April this year and told myself that it was just time to make the move. As it turns out, I now regret not having made that move earlier. Never leave it too late. One just has to learn, to take those opportunities when they come along.
So, just 20 more days of work to go and by end of this month (July), I will become another Expat living in Thailand, on his Non Imm O-A Visa for a while, until I transfer over to a Retirement one.
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Finally gave up on the calculations in April this year and told myself that it was just time to make the move. As it turns out, I now regret not having made that move earlier. Never leave it too late. One just has to learn, to take those opportunities when they come along.
So, just 20 more days of work to go and by end of this month (July), I will become another Expat living in Thailand, on his Non Imm O-A Visa for a while, until I transfer over to a Retirement one.
pipoz4444
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Good luck with the move. You don't have to be wealthy to have a contented happy life here in Thailand. I'm by no means wealthy but I do have a decent surplus every month from my lifetime pensions. I was priced out of my health insurance policy here but my nest egg is more than the policy would have covered anyways. Hopefully I will never need my nest egg and my son will inherit it. Actually, I'm afraid to ever tap into it in case of any serious health problems. I feel good that after I am dead and gone, my wife will be comfortable for the rest of her life.pipoz4444 wrote: ↑July 4, 2019, 3:22 pmSpent the last year, trying to work how many years I was going to live and how much Baht I would need during each of those years, taking into account the my commitments and the prospect of inflation.
Finally gave up on the calculations in April this year and told myself that it was just time to make the move. As it turns out, I now regret not having made that move earlier. Never leave it too late. One just has to learn, to take those opportunities when they come along.
So, just 20 more days of work to go and by end of this month (July), I will become another Expat living in Thailand, on his Non Imm O-A Visa for a while, until I transfer over to a Retirement one.
pipoz4444
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Hi glalt,
I am making the move now, because it now suits me to do so.
The future is what ever it will be, or what ever one chooses to make of it
I have become very philosophical, thesedays
pipoz4444
I am making the move now, because it now suits me to do so.
The future is what ever it will be, or what ever one chooses to make of it
I have become very philosophical, thesedays
pipoz4444
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Dought the FED will substantially lower interest rate to fast, maybe 1/4 percent at most then wait about 6 months before lowering again while they wait to see effectTJ wrote: ↑July 4, 2019, 1:49 pmYes. That is true, that President Trump wants the FED to reduce interest rates. And this is too complicated for me to completely understand. President Trump says that the devalued currencies of other countries put the U.S. at a disadvantage. My understanding is that a key factor in this devaluation is that these countries have lower interest rates than the U.S. So Trump has said that the FED should lower rates to match that of other countries, an act which would devalue the U.S. dollar. Prices are slumping in many sectors of the U.S. economy and a devalued dollar is said to be a remedy for that problem. If this is the case, expect a devalued U.S. dollar after the FED substantially lowers the interest rate.anefarious1 wrote: ↑July 4, 2019, 11:14 amAnd now we have Trump openly wanting to devalue the dollar. Doesn't look good.
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Your assumption doesn't consider folks who are wealthy and losing a lot (at least on paper) because their assets are in dollars, euros, AUD, pounds. Have you considered that?
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Wealthy people are usually smart enough to diversify their portfolio so that the decline of one asset is offset by the ascent of another.
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Most wealthy people are diversified, but not across currencies. Yeah in hindsight it would have been smart to move half while the exchange rate was 20% higher (not too long ago). Ahhh... at least I built the house with approx 34/usd instead of the current rate. On the bright side, USD net worth higher than ever. I'll wait.
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Yes, USD net worth for many Americans is higher than ever. I took some profits and converted to cash just yesterday. I love the free market.anefarious1 wrote: ↑July 5, 2019, 11:59 amMost wealthy people are diversified, but not across currencies. Yeah in hindsight it would have been smart to move half while the exchange rate was 20% higher (not too long ago). Ahhh... at least I built the house with approx 34/usd instead of the current rate. On the bright side, USD net worth higher than ever. I'll wait.
The exchange rate will come back.
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The exchange rate will get worse if Trump has his way.Lone Star wrote: ↑July 5, 2019, 12:42 pmYes, USD net worth for many Americans is higher than ever. I took some profits and converted to cash just yesterday. I love the free market.anefarious1 wrote: ↑July 5, 2019, 11:59 amMost wealthy people are diversified, but not across currencies. Yeah in hindsight it would have been smart to move half while the exchange rate was 20% higher (not too long ago). Ahhh... at least I built the house with approx 34/usd instead of the current rate. On the bright side, USD net worth higher than ever. I'll wait.
The exchange rate will come back.
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Good luck with the move. You don't have to be wealthy to have a contented happy life here in Thailand. I'm by no means wealthy but I do have a decent surplus every month from my lifetime pensions. I was priced out of my health insurance policy here but my nest egg is more than the policy would have covered anyways. Hopefully I will never need my nest egg and my son will inherit it. Actually, I'm afraid to ever tap into it in case of any serious health problems. I feel good that after I am dead and gone, my wife will be comfortable for the rest of her life.
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Spot on buddy, who needs sports cars etc Who needs the trappings of money that need to be shoved into peoples faces to show how 'wealthy' you are. As long as you have a wee surplus each month and are not living like an Aberdonian life can be good here. Ok exchange rates are stinging a wee bit just now but, the Hi So's day is coming.
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Good luck with the move. You don't have to be wealthy to have a contented happy life here in Thailand. I'm by no means wealthy but I do have a decent surplus every month from my lifetime pensions. I was priced out of my health insurance policy here but my nest egg is more than the policy would have covered anyways. Hopefully I will never need my nest egg and my son will inherit it. Actually, I'm afraid to ever tap into it in case of any serious health problems. I feel good that after I am dead and gone, my wife will be comfortable for the rest of her life.
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Spot on buddy, who needs sports cars etc Who needs the trappings of money that need to be shoved into peoples faces to show how 'wealthy' you are. As long as you have a wee surplus each month and are not living like an Aberdonian life can be good here. Ok exchange rates are stinging a wee bit just now but, the Hi So's day is coming.