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B1.68tn to blunt Covid-19 : Stimulus to avert a repeat of 1997 crisis. The government has unveiled a fresh stimulus package worth 1.68 trillion baht, with plans to issue a set of executive decrees to implement the measure to cushion the blow from the coronavirus outbreak. Bangkok Post First outbreak subsidies due this week : […]
Read More →BTS firms on plan to cod north green line extension Saphanmai-KuKhot in 4Q as light traffic allows construction to get ahead of schedule. CPF sees missing earlier growth forecast of 8-10% this year, cuts capex by half to Bt10b. Comment: If every corporate is cutting capex => less spending => less growth ILINK announced buy […]
Read More →BAM offers Petchaboon’s authority to use its NPA, by converting seized hospital buildings to accommodate Covid-19 patients upcountry. Comment: That’s a nice move by the co. ILM branches out from home décor to residential and commercial sanitizing and disinfecting services, expand made to measure and online home furnishing products. Comment: I wonder how many companies […]
Read More →KBANK will likely revise financial target this year after the bank’s research unit estimated that the economy will shrink 5% in 2020 amid the pandemic, said CEO. GULF to propose par split from Bt5 to Bt1 at AGM today. Comment: This was announced a while ago, and we wonder if the retail trade for this […]
Read More →BAY’s card unit, Krungsri Consumer, mulls to cut card spending target after 1Q drops 12-13% yoy from shutdown. Comment: Two things….either 1) you will see an increase in loans/cash loans/credit cards because of people’s need for cash but this will be combined with weak payback or 2) No spending, further downside in consumer spending CHG […]
Read More →FOMO recovery rally continuessss. Now just imagine when 1Q #’s come out, yes earnings will look poor, same for 2Q, but all of Asia is up and running by then, Europe is opening up, and case numbers in the US drop and they start to open up…how long will those that sold wait to come […]
Read More →Howard Marks – Which way now? https://www.oaktreecapital.com/docs/default-source/memos/which-way-now.pdf Go read it, pure common sense, will he be this generations investment god replacing buffet? If so does that lead to a generation of worriers vs dreamers? What should I do? That’s a question I’ve asked myself and been asked several times over the past 4 weeks. Investment […]
Read More →TMBAM Eastspring debacle rattles market : Two mutual funds with an investment strategy focusing on foreign debt were torpedoed by panic selling. Two fixed-income funds of TMBAM Eastspring were a catalyst igniting a major redemption in Thailand’s mutual fund industry, to the point where the selling spree nearly sparked a liquidity crunch. Bangkok Post TMB […]
Read More →BAM firms on plan to add Bt12b NPA & NPL this year, sees commercial banks already purged Bt20b NPL in the system YTD, pays Bt1.05 dps XD Apr 8. Comment: It helps being a government institution with access to these deals. Banthoon Lamsam stepped down as chairman of the board of KBANK yesterday. Comment: End […]
Read More →APCO upbeats 1Q earnings from strong sales of health supplements products as demand for immunity booster grows. MTC said DSI’s officials raided its offices on March 20, following complaints about its lending rates, yet no charge was files. MTC said it charges <28% annual loan rates, in compliance with BOT’s rules. Comment: Well they are […]
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