Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
A succinct article by my friend who is analysing the changes and developments of Myanmar’s political system. Enjoy the few snippets below and a link to the rest of the article. With an estimated 80% voter turnout, most electoral observers declared the voting process to be largely smooth and peaceful. Despite structural disadvantages and credible reports […]
Read More →With 3Q15 earnings out and generally disappointing all around as per most people’s expectations the market seems to have taken this into full stride and rebounding slightly during the past week, why? Well GDP numbers are looking slightly better, the government has pushed through some of the infrastructure projects and seem rather hell-bent on definitely […]
Read More →In a nutshell, Â a rubbish quarter all around, but we’ve gone ahead and highlighted the sectors that actually had growth QoQ, YoQ and 9M, anyone else thinking that perhaps some automotives may be worth a look?
Read More →BDI continues to plummet This only interests me because I’ve been waiting and waiting for the right time to purchase PSL shares, but other than a brief few month spell 2 years ago they haven’t deserved a position within the portfolio, not b/c they are rubbish operators but more because the industry just looks crap […]
Read More →Thai Economy Turns a Corner as Junta Starts to Boost Investment — Thailand’s economy showed signs of a turnaround with its fastest quarterly growth this year, as the military government’s stimulus spending and a rise in tourist arrivals offset weak local demand and exports. Gross domestic product expanded 1 percent in the three months through […]
Read More →Well according to the latest GDP information it appears that GDP expanded 1% in the past 3 months compared to the previous quarter, won’t be surprised to see several economists begin to annualise this number and say that Thailand will hit 5% GDP Growth next year…. Anyways, here’s a few snippets from a Bberg article […]
Read More →The market is trying its best to stage a recovery this month with it up 2.5% already, but with the continued weak earnings from the majority of the listed companies, and look the resource sector now has a negative PE!!! , combined with the news that the Fed may hike interest rates this coming December […]
Read More →Third quarter earnings season has officially come to an end: Now there’s a lot to talk about, but being the my usual sarcastic self here’s what I’ve found most amusing thus far: CPF’s earnings – Core profit was a decent THB 1.3 bn in 3Q15, with total net profit at about THB 3.6 bn, a […]
Read More →Cliff Asness (of AQR one of the world’s first quant hedge funds) has put together a rather compelling argument on market timing (active investment) vs the well marketing passive investment approach. Personally I far prefer the active approach but only b/c I have the time and a team behind me to ensure we have the […]
Read More →Five infrastructure projects will be put on the fast track. The PPP committee plans to expedite infrastructure investment, beginning with five projects worth more than Bt300bn, including three mass transit lines (Pink, Yellow and Blue) and two motorways (Bang Pa In – Ko Rach and Bang Yai – Kanchanaburi). The expedited plan is expected to […]
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