The Thai baht rose 0.8% against the U.S. dollar on the day, and is expected to record its largest single-day gain since December 14 last year.

Data show: Australian household expenditure increased by 3.1% year-on-year in December and fell by 3.9% month-on-month.

The Nikkei rose more than 1% on the day.

Bank of Thailand: Hopes to keep key interest rate at neutral level.

Bank of Thailand: Thai baht volatility has increased but remains acceptable.

Bank of Thailand: Ready to adjust policy stance based on economic changes.

Bank of Thailand: Negative growth in consumer prices will continue at least until February, but the decline in consumer prices does not reflect deflation and declining purchasing power.

Bank of Thailand: Thailand’s tourism industry has become less attractive due to insufficient infrastructure.

Bank of Thailand: Exports and manufacturing are recovering slowly.

Bank of Thailand: The number of foreign tourist arrivals is in line with expectations, but consumption has decreased.

Bank of Thailand: Interest rate cuts must be carefully considered as interest rate cuts have costs and risks.

Bank of Thailand: The current economic recovery is uneven and cannot be solved through interest rates.

Bank of Thailand: Thailand’s economy faces challenges.

OpenAI: Bug in version GPT-3.5-TURBO-0613 has been resolved.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD stood at 0.67, up 0.21% on the day.

Kuwait set the price of KEC crude oil sold to Asia in February at a premium of US$0.25/barrel to the average price in Oman/Dubai.

S&P: Asia’s petrochemical industry is approaching a turning point.

Spot gold exceeded $2,050 per ounce, rising 0.06% on the day.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer: New bipartisan temporary measures will provide funding for some government agencies as of March 1, while others will be extended to March 8.