By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Pathom Sangwongwanich
Bloomberg News
Friday, January 9, 2026
Thailand is set to impose limits on speculative trading in gold as authorities step up efforts to curb the influence of a record-breaking rally in the precious metal on the nation's currency.
The government may limit an individual's daily online gold trading to between 100-200 million baht ($3.2-$6.4 million) under a set of new draft rules to be unveiled by the finance ministry this month, Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn told reporters today.
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Other measures to cool the baht's rally to a multi-year high will include a cap on the amount of foreign currencies individuals can transact with money changers at 800,000 baht a day, he said.
The measures were discussed at a meeting of senior officials chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, which also weighed tightening reporting requirements for physical gold trading. ...
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