ThaiCapitalist Commentary
* Thailand’s Consumer Prices Continue to Fall in March — The country’s headline consumer price index dropped 0.46% in March from the previous year, easing slightly from the 0.50% on-year fall in February, data from the ministry showed. However, the March CPI edged up 0.21% from the previous month, accelerating from a 0.15% on-month rise […]
Read More →What bear market? Source: Bloomberg As an fyi posts will most likely be minimal for the next few days – week as I’m traveling.
Read More →Here. Given the risks to the outlook, I consider it appropriate for the Committee to proceed cautiously in adjusting policy. This caution is especially warranted because, with the federal funds rate so low, the FOMC’s ability to use conventional monetary policy to respond to economic disturbances is asymmetric. If economic conditions were to strengthen considerably […]
Read More →To be honest – I don’t quite care about what will be in this new constitution (re investment decisions) and I doubt the public cares much either, in the end the key thing that I care about is the timeline. If the government can maintain this timeline then I’m still going to be positive about […]
Read More →AKR AKR expects 2016 revenue to grow not less than 50% aided by public projects. It plans to cooperate with agricultural cooperatives to take part in government unit solar farm in April. It expects to get electricity transformer orders in May. It expects to take part in Bt6bn bids. Investors in Singapore and China are […]
Read More →Maybank Kim Eng Thailand has these great updates on a weekly basis regarding the Infrastructure Investment, see below for a succinct summary. Who benefits from this? Well the usual players, CK, STEC, UNIQ, ITD, maybe the smaller ones too hopefully, i.e. NWR, CNT, PYLON, etc… Investment: Infra investments update The Cabinet approved construction of a […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC has budgeted Bt2bn to upgrade 4G client services. It targets expanding to 121 branches by the end of 2016. (Kao Hoon, 29/03/16) AJD AJD work with Alibaba to service Alibaba members in Thailand. It sets member target at 5,000 members or revenue of Bt250mn in 2016. (Thun Hoon, 29/03/16) ARROW ARROW expects 2016 […]
Read More →In a nutshell Feb #’s looked like they were saved by the sweetness of sugar which somehow jumped some 78% YoY in value terms, this despite Brazil still dominating the world w/ their weak currency. Something positive to note is that exports to ASEAN and Japan (combined ~50% of exports) picked up for the first […]
Read More →Latest figures out from DBS Vickers Sources: SET, DBS Vickers
Read More →Just made public is this interview done by the FCIC and Warren Buffet, it’s 1 hr 39 mins so sit back and enjoy listening to him discuss his investment ideas and process. Audio Link: FCIC Transcript link: Ritholtz
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