BANGKOK -- The Thai baht has soared to its highest level against the dollar since the current junta government seized power in a coup in 2014, jeopardizing the nation's exports and tourism-dependent economic growth just a month before the country's long-awaited election in March.
The baht traded at 31.19 to the U.S. dollar on Friday, up 4% since the start of the year, as one point reaching its highest level since November 2013.
