Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Oil Fund scraps 1-baht discount : Fuel prices to rise by 50-60 satang per litre as tensions ease. The Energy Ministry yesterday announced the end of the onebaht discount on eight types of motor fuel, saying US-Iran military tensions were likely to ease and pose little threat to the stability of oil prices. Bangkok Post […]
Read More →I think this summarises the latest Memo from Howard Marks well. “Investing involves hidden information, luck and skill” Enjoy! Source: Oaktree
Read More →Why pay attention to this? They only manage some USD 6 trn in assets…so it wouldn’t hurt to see what they are planning to do with their capital and here’s the two key paragraphs and a link to the 2 of their letters “ Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects. […]
Read More →It was all about the US vs Iran last week. The main news event this week has been that the government finally did their job and approved the budget for 2020 – only 3 months late. Who says “democratic” governments don’t work…
Read More →Govt told to delay land tax : Local authorites not prepared, says MP. The government is being urged to delay the implementation of a new land and buildings tax due to come into force tomorrow to give local authorities and taxpayers more time to prepare. Bangkok Post House committee slashes 2020 budget by B16.2bn : […]
Read More →Oh how I love these, granted 80% are US centric (which is a given) but it’s still good to see viewpoints. There’s another 5 in the link to Blackstone’s website. The economy disappoints the consensus forecast, but a recession is avoided. Federal Reserve Chair Powell lowers the Fed funds rate to 1%. Without a comprehensive […]
Read More →The market has started the year nicely with a quick +1% gain. But the funnymentals from last month remain a weak domestic consumer, a confused global trade situation where manufacturing plants are re-aligning and setting up facilities outside of China and have a look at oil. I’m ignoring the news about a WW3 and Iran’s […]
Read More →The last post for 2019, it just sunk in that it’s the end of the decade. And there’s something beautiful apart of the start of a new year and now a new decade. It brings about a sense of positivity despite the missives that occur both domestically and internally. Thanks for reading/commenting/emailing everyone. Have a […]
Read More →Just announced, the latest changes for the SET50, SET100, sSET, SETCLMV, SETHD, SETTHSI and SETWB indices, effective for 1H20. SET50 In: VGI Out: ROBINS SET 100 In: BGC, STPI, THG, TQM, VGI Out: ANAN, BLAND, ROBINS, SIRI, TVO And go to the link below to see the rest. Source: SET
Read More →Let’s see…what is positive…ok the government is going to push through hundreds of billions of baht of infrastructure projects next year, and they claim that there won’t be any delays. And…that’s it. Protests have started again. It’s been quite a few years since the last ones…so things are returning to normal in Bangkok. At one […]
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