Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Provincial airports plan service charge hike. The Department of Airports plans to raise the passenger service charge (PSC) on departing travelers on international flights at its 22 airports by 50% to Bt600. The rate for domestic flights, now at 50 baht, remains the same, he said. The airports currently charge Bt400 per passenger for international […]
Read More →Nothing much has happened post 2Q18 numbers. But its interesting to see the political rhetoric beginning to ramp up.
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 10.5 mn N/A Sell(s) THB 49 mn N/A
Read More →Bank of Thailand’s hawkish tilt adds another tailwind for baht. The Bank of Thailand is giving the baht — the most-loved emerging-market currency this month — one more reason to keep up its outperformance. Piggybacking on a strong current-account surplus, the baht has braved developing-market doldrums and topped returns among 24 currencies tracked by Bloomberg. […]
Read More →And a slight recovery, short term still of the viewpoint that the market will be ok because of the USD weakening and the THB thereby strengthening. 2Q18 were ok, but I am wondering when will construction names be in favour again…
Read More →EC: Election likely on Feb 24. The general election will likely be held on Feb 24 next year, according to the roadmap set by the Election Commission (EC). Natt Laosisavakul, deputy secretary general of the EC, presented in Pattaya the draft plan on the senator and the MP elections on Saturday. (Bangkok Post, 16/08/18) Public […]
Read More →Anddd his latest commentary is out, here are some snippets and a link to the rest of the article: As for the 2020 Presidential election, many attending thought Donald Trump would have a second term. True, the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates and shrinking its balance sheet and the European Central Bank was talking […]
Read More →When looking at the macro picture (I’m just a tourist at this, far from an expert) I see record shorts in US treasuries, record longs in the USD, should this shift along with a US/China relaxation of the trade war rubbish, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the markets in Asia recovering strongly.
Read More →Populist budget close to legal limit. Little room remains in the budget for the government to spend further on populist policies through state-owned financial institutions, as populist spending is nearing the cap of 30% of the annual budget, says an informed source at the Finance Ministry. (Bangkok Post, 14/08/18) Ageing Society may slow GDP. BoT […]
Read More →High-speed airport rail headed to Rayong. The committee for special economic zone development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme has approved a 30-km extension of the high-speed railway that will connect three airports to Rayong province, for an estimated Bt10bn expenditure. (Bangkok Post, 04/08/18) Ad spending on digital TV up 13% YoY. Advertising spending […]
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