Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
* 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 →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 →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
Read More →Dividends dividends and more dividends shall be paid out over the next few weeks and typically ends by the 1st week of May. This combined with people still hanging onto the hope that 1Q16 #’s will show an improvement (we have our doubts, retail looks dead) has kept the market rather buoyant. Now telco’s – […]
Read More →Tax cheer for Songkran? — To heat up local dining and travel during the sweltering Thai New Year season, the government plans to roll out a new tax incentive scheme aimed at sparking a Songkran spending spree amid the languid economic recovery. (Bangkok Post, 21/3/16) Stimulus deadline spurs race to cut rates — Mortgage competition […]
Read More →There’s only two things on my mind, first BJC buying over BIGC – should be a non-event, second, will JAS’s CEO pull a rabbit out of his ar$e and magically come up with bank guarantees by the 4.30 PM deadline today?
Read More →B90bn set aside to aid rural areas — The government is poised to earmark 90 billion baht to support local development and ease the impact of the drought and slowing economy in rural areas. (Bangkok Post, 18/3/16) 2-in-1 strategy in bid to ease new tax pain – Draft bills on the new personal income tax […]
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