Category: Special Events
Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
What’s going on with oil?
I’ve been asked this question a couple of times in the past week and the best answers I could think of was 1) Well the USD has gotten stronger 2) Alternative Energy/Shale may finally be having an impact 3) *Conspiracy theory* The Saudis are either listening to the US to hurt Russia or decided they […]
Read More →Thailand is the best place to get a nose job…wait what?
Bloomberg came out with an article titled “Reports of Thailand’s Revival Are Greatly Exaggerated”, source link below, basically stating what most people already know that this year economically Thailand hasn’t performed well at all, which isn’t a surprise given how things have unfolded in the past 18 months. My own viewpoint is that 2015/16 will […]
Read More →Comment: Are the tourists coming back?
AOT released their latest passenger figures, go the link below, and every analyst today was going on about how travelers are back with numbers +11% for October 2014. Do take things with a grain of salt and realise that if you take the full year figures, passenger arrivals are up only +0.14%. But what does […]
Read More →MSCI Rebalancing completed!
As posted earlier this month, there MSCI rebalancing was effective as of today’s closing, a gentle reminder on what the changes were MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES – The following are changes in constituents for the MSCI Global Standard Indexes which will take place as of the close of Nov 25, 2014. ADDITIONS: DELTA, EA, TUF […]
Read More →LTF gets go-ahead with tweaks
The speculation on whether or not the LTF scheme would be extended had some traders nervous, now the latest news is that the Finance Ministry would extend it for another 10 years. I do like the LTF scheme as it has helped with liquidity in the market and does force people to save $ for […]
Read More →Co Visit: BMCL Plc
BMCL expansion to bring economy of scale and profit Bangkok Metro Plc (BMCL), operator of the capital’s underground mass-transit system, listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in September 2006. Sombat Kitjalaksana, managing director, discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is BMCL’s business model? BMCL is the first metro operator in Thailand and we […]
Read More →GMO’s Jeremy Grantham hopes for a bubble then a crash
GMO’s latest quarterly letter is out and as usual it is a must read with several points covering the markets, valuations, asset classes and outlook. Here’s a small tidbit below and a link to the letter. My personal fond hope and expectation is still for a market that runs deep into bubble territory (which starts, […]
Read More →Tiger Economy Loses Its Roar as Thailand’s Exports Slump
The continued decrease in Thai exports doesn’t come as surprise for the following reasons: Soft commodity prices have declined (remember rice and rubber?) As a result of the 2011 floods, several manufacturers took their insurance payouts and shut down business Thailand’s major electronics export was Hard Disk Drives – Well we’re all one smart phones/tables/computer […]
Read More →WHA & HEMRAJ: Part Deux
Earlier in the month we posted that WHA and HEMRAJ was the deal that never happened, now things have taking a new turn… What’s happened? Over the weekend there was news that WHA would purchase the stakes of the majority shareholders of Hemraj (15% of HEMRAJ’s outstanding shares) @ a price range of THB 4.60-THB […]
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