Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
So a plethora of economic news regarding Thailand has come out over the past week and it all has pointed to the same direction which is a slowdown in growth for the country So a quick summary of whats happened: Retailers are revising down growth targets across the board (Bangkok Post) Agriculture – growth expected […]
Read More →Well its been a another difficult week and essentially we think the market is worried about the upcoming political noise next month with the amnesty bill (i.e. Thaksin trying to come back to Thailand) looking to be discussed by the House on 7th August as well as the “People’s Army” threatening to hold rallies on […]
Read More →Thailand BoI expects to hit investment incentive goal of Bt1trn – The Board of Investment remains confident that the total value of applications for investment privileges this year will meet the target of Bt1trn, though the number in the second half might not be as high as in the first, said Udom Wongwiwatchai, secretary-general of […]
Read More →Today the market started off with a bang up 2% but we think that would it still a reliatvely quiet month even though its 2Q13 earnings time. Foreign investors have basically done their re-allocation for at the very least the next quarter or so and there is still the fear of politicals making noise starting the […]
Read More →Thai Two asked to nominate next BoT chairman – The Bank of Thailand board is asking the central bank’s governor and the permanent secretary of the Finance Ministry to nominate candidates for a new chairman of the board by July 29, on expectations of selecting a name by mid-August before forwarding the choice to the […]
Read More →SCB’s EIC (Economic Intelligence Center) just put out this chart (red line – property; yellow – consumer spending; and blue – auto), essentially shows what we have been thinking for the past few months that the Thai consumer may be tapped out with the recovery from the floods in 4Q11, the first time car buying scheme and […]
Read More →Last week was another volatile week for the market with the SET rising some 4% on Thursday to ensure the market was flat for the week. Â
Read More →Thailand Spending slump hits direct sales – The direct-sales industry is expected to grow by 5% to about Bt73.5bn this year, down by half from the norm over the past decade, says the Thai Direct Selling Association. President Kittawat Ritteerawee said the slowdown in consumer spending in the sector has been evident since the first […]
Read More →Alcoa’s figures are considered to be a bellweather for the global economy and by the looks of this, things are coming along just fine. Â
Read More →Energy/resources were finally a support for the market last week. But the main theme remains that foreign investors are still selling out of Thailand and the region as a whole. This week the only interesting thing is that the Ministry of Finance is meeting, however we doubt anything will happen except for further downgrades on […]
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