Positives: US Election noise is over China’s economic data all rise a bit more than expected (retail sales, PMI services, CPI @ 1.7%) Oz, Indonesia, S. Korea, M’asia keep their int rates the same Negatives: Silly ppl are still trying to make a name for themselves over the 3G license in Thailand…fyi Laos is already […]
Read More →De-leveraging sucks for stocks, the economy, consumer spending etc etc, unless global central banks print gazillions of dollars 🙂 The credit impulses in all three major economies – the euro area, the U.S. and China – are now negative, albeit very slightly in the case of China. This is the first time in three years […]
Read More →Thai Rung Union Car Plc (TRU) was established in 1967 by Vichien Phaoenchoke and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1994. Thai-owned and managed, the company is a leading automotive industry operator that offers fully integrated services starting from design through production and assembling. Sompong Phaoenchoke, the director and managing director, discusses the […]
Read More →Earnings season here continues until the 15th November but given that the majority of the major companies have already announced their earnings I thought it would be best to summarise the results thus far. 9M12 vs 9M11 the top 3 sectors were for net profit growth: Home office Products +160% Food & Beverage +128% Tourism […]
Read More →My buddy Saroj is out with his latest comments on the local economy, showing how Thailand’s GDP has been affected by Europe Thailand traditionally relies a lot on external demand in terms of export and tourism. While there is still growth in export (THB value) this year, the growth come short of the expectation of producers, hence […]
Read More →Just received this in my mailbox, its a rather nifty little infographic showing which publicly listed companies in Thailand will benefit from the recent issuance of 3G licenses to the telecom operators.  Source: Not sure, if someone knows do inform me so I can credit them properly
Read More →Telco sector took a lot of profit taking over the past week or so with the 3G story now fully played out. Odd to see propcon continue to its high growth, again I’m happy to see the Agro&Food Sector bounce back.     ÂÂ
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) SIRI – Essentially a swap of shares between the Presidents private company to his personal name TGPRO – The Managing Director buys THB 100 mn worth of shares, but reportedly at 0.35 baht/share last week…now my curiosity has spiked… Sell(s) SIRI - Essentially a swap of shares between the Presidents private company to his personal name
Read More →Positives: US Oct Payrolls increase a net 171k (est 125k), 184k (est 123k) of which in the private sector which is the most since Feb helped by an unexpected increase in mfr’g hiring. Thai consumer confidence increases Passenger traffic through Thailand’s 6 major airports hit another all time high Thai Apple fanboys rejoice at the […]
Read More →You always learn something by reading his thoughts…here he covers the US election,  resource prices, thoughts on the market and the shift in demographics globally and the impact it has on his thoughts of investing @ the moment. Enjoy! How do you see the global economy today? I’ve been obsessing about the shift in resource […]
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