Thailand
Market Watch
| Close of June 1, 2020 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 0.558 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ 2.5 | ▼ 60.1 |
| 5 Year | 0.752 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 8.2 | ▼ 49.4 |
| 10 Year | 1.155 | ▲ 1.0 | ▲ 14.1 | ▼ 32.3 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| THB per USD | 31.662 | ▲ 0.5 | ▲ 1.0 | ▼ 6.6 |
| THB per JPY | 0.294 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ 0.9 | ▼ 7.6 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D BIBOR | 0.500 | 0.0 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 75.0 |
| 3M BIBOR | 0.631 | ▼ 0.0 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 73.9 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (20-May-2020) |
Previous Rate (20-Mar-2020) |
YTD Rate |
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| 1-day Repurchase Rate | 0.500 | ▼ 25.0 | ▼ 75.0 | |
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* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | A- | stable | 2019-10-31 | |
| RAM | BBB1 | stable | 2019-06-07 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | BBB+ | stable | 2020-03-17 | |
| S&P | BBB+ | stable | 2020-04-13 | |
- Size of LCY Bond Market
- Size of LCY Bond Market in % of GDP
- Monthly Bonds Outstanding in USD
- FCY Bonds Outstanding
- Breakdown of LCY Bond Market Issuance
- G3 Currency Bond Issuance
- Government Securities Maturity Profile - LCY
- Corporate Securities Maturity Profile - LCY
- Investor Profile - Government Bonds
- Foreign Holdings in LCY Government Bonds
- Trading Volume
- Bonds Turnover Ratio
- Interest Rate Spread - 2yrs vs 10yrs - LCY Bond
- Yield Volatility - 10yr LCY Bonds
- Bid-Ask Spreads (Survey data)
- Government Bond Market Structural Issues
- Corporate Bond Market Structural Issues
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide 2016: Thailand
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide is a comprehensive explanation of the region's bond markets. It provides
various information such as the history, legal and regulatory framework, speciic characteristics of the market,
trading and transaction including settlement systems, and other relevant information. Bond Market Guide
2016 for Thailand is an outcome of the strong support and kind contributions of ASEAN+3 Bond Market
Forum members and experts, particularly from Thailand. The report should be recognized as a collective
good to support bond market development among ASEAN+3 members.
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ASEAN+3 Multi-Currency Bond Issuance Framework
Implementation Guidelines for Thailand
August 2015
The ASEAN+3 Multi-Currency Bond Issuance Framework (AMBIF) Implementation Guidelines for Thailand are provided to review the AMBIF Elements and detail the corresponding features of Thailand market in relation to each element.
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Market Summary
Size and Composition
Total local currency (LCY) bonds outstanding in Thailand rose 2.2% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and 6.4% year-on-year, reaching THB13,236.3 billion (USD445.6 billion) at the end of the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019. The 2.5% q-o-q growth in government bonds outstanding in Q4 2019 reversed the 1.1% q-o-q decline posted in the previous quarter. The expansion of LCY corporate bonds outstanding accelerated to 1.6% q-o-q in Q4 2019 from 0.2% q-o-q in the preceding quarter. Government bonds comprised 71.4% of total LCY bonds outstanding in Q4 2019.
Corporate Bond Issuance
Thailand's corporate bond issuance declined 7.6% q-o-q in Q4 2019, reflecting a slight recovery from the 20.9% q-o-q contraction in issuance posted in the third quarter of 2019. Low borrowing costs gave rise to the issuance of several perpetual corporate bonds in Q4 2019.
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