Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
The period between 1Q earnings and 2Q earnings are always the most fun because there is no real corporate announcements and everything is less driven by the recent announcements and purely market demand/supply for each name and the market/industries. So let’s see how the next 3 months perform. Ah yes and there’s still the US […]
Read More →PPRP Coalition ‘Imminent’: Chuan’s selection as house speaker points towards make-up of next govt. Democrat Party list MP Chuan Leekpai was voted House Speaker yesterday, signalling that the Democrats and Bhumjaithai will join the camp led by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to form a coalition government with deals for cabinet seats already having been […]
Read More →And so, the quick recovery from the beginning of the year has almost full retraced. The sectors (resources and services) are the two holding the market. Earnings for 1Q19 were average..again..and politics is still the same basketcase. I still hold out for 2 scenarios 1) weak coalition government with a ridiculous amount of infighting leading […]
Read More →Draft windfall tax on EEC agenda : Agency to discuss details of levy with Finance Ministry soon. The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office plans to talk with the Finance Ministry soon about a draft bill on taxing windfall gains to collect capital gains tax from companies, property owners and speculators that are expected to gain […]
Read More →Some will blame Trump, some will blame China, some will blame the government, some will blame the valuations, some will be blame the religious deities. I will just say look at the numbers.
Read More →Foreign applications to BoI record hike in first quarter : The Board of Investment (BoI) reports foreign investment applications for government incentives in the first quarter rose sharply by 253% to a total value of 84.1 billion baht. Bangkok Post Senators seen as PM puppets : Instability ‘inevitable’ in Prayut-led coalition . At least 160 […]
Read More →And so 1Q19 #’s are continuously coming out, things are still looking average out there and whilst the markets are praying for a relief on the US China issues we don’t have the same valuation margin of safety that existed back in December. It’s going to be an iffy period…oh plus there’s politics in Thailand […]
Read More →It’s going to be wild ride for equities in the emerging markets this month and in August. Why? China’s equity weighting within the MSCI Emerging Markets indices will be increasing from 5% to 20%. Source: MSCI What it was only 5% in the past? Yes, according to MSCI “The 5% initial inclusion of China A […]
Read More →Button down, tighten those seat belts, we’re going to see the aftermath of the Coronation of His Majesty the King. What is going to happen on the 9th May? Despite my personal opinions it looks like Prayuth et al shall be forming a weak coalition government. But could there be a twist? Let’s see, volatility […]
Read More →Uproar as EC found in error again : Doubt rising over entire election: critics . The Election Commission (EC)’s credibility has come under scrutiny yet again after it announced incorrect results for a recount on Sunday in a Nakhon Pathom constituency, held to “correct” a tally that had been questioned. The Nation FPO cuts 2019 […]
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