Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Mega-projects to hike public debt : Uptrend in public investment to continue; economists call for more prudent allocation of military budget. Rising government spending on mega-projects, which are deemed crucial to economic growth, will further increase the country’s public debt, economists said with some asking the military to be more efficient in its spending. The […]
Read More →And so FY numbers have been coming out. Nothing pretty. But hey Chinese tourism is back with a vengeance, the market knew 4Q18 was going to be rubbish hence the performance so the weak export #’s are no surprise. Its a new year and a fresh start, things can only get better or will it? […]
Read More →Here’s the link: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2018ar/2018ar.pdf Just go to it! And if you’re a bit lazy here’s a few snippets. The fact is that the annual change in Berkshire’s book value – which makes its farewell appearance on page 2 – is a metric that has lost the relevance it once had Berkshire will forever remain a […]
Read More →FPO wavers on deadline for IFRS 9 : The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has proposed that the Finance Ministry push back a mandatory effective date for specialised financial institutions (SFIs) to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9), currently scheduled for next January. Bangkok Post EC provides clarity on dissolution cases : The Election […]
Read More →So here we are, some earnings are out and are meh, some are ok, nothing is really being knocked out of the park, although if you have a look at Thai Beverage’s (listed in Singapore) #’s their spirits (alcohol) business did gang busters business. Thai government stimulus paying off?
Read More →Thai bonds to draw foreign investors : Rise in capital inflow seen if baht maintains upward trend in first half of year. The strengthening of the baht since the beginning of the year would draw foreign investors to the Thai bond market, said Thiti Tantikulanan, head of Kasikornbank’s Captial Markets Business Division, adding that sectors […]
Read More →And telco’s are driving the market! Wait what? Yup. What?! Yup INTUCH and ADVANC drove it. Oh because of..? Yes that’s right. And this week? Well you know what happened right? Ah yes…
Read More →E-commerce in Thailand grew to Bt3.2 trillion last year: ETDA : Thai e-Commerce grew the most in the Asean region last year, due to changes in consumer behaviour, and its value is expected to hit Bt3.2 trillion, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) said on Saturday. Government petitioned for safeguard extension : Seven steel-related associations […]
Read More →And look at all these beautiful green days. Focus on divy’s until April and then lets see how the market unfolds post elections. It’s going to be a quiet week, CNY is ongoing throughout the region and Thailand’s equity market is the only one not closing during any working day.
Read More →In this memo he takes on the topics of politics and economics and how its intertwined. Given that the acceleration (yes it was due to come at some point) of the global slowdown and financial markets volatility can be arguably due to the efforts of Trump to level the playing field with China. The discussion […]
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