Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Boom. Importers rejoice, exporters are getting nervous. I’m no specialist when it comes to currencies but I’ve always thought that the countries affected by the ’97 crisis would eventually see their currencies return to those previous levels, plus with the previous arguments regarding the nature of the monarchy and the what if question gone, what […]
Read More →I do like checking this every once in a while for a few reasons To see how investor appetites are throughout the region To put things into perspective whenever reading headlines from Bloomberg that xyz market is booming or crashing How certain markets could still have a long way to go i.e. India is only […]
Read More →And the zig zagness of the market continues, I normally like this period between mid May and mid August because its 3 month’s of zero corporate earnings and it’s a good time to recheck holdings and to see if new ideas are worth adding into a portfolio.
Read More →Income from government infrastructure to be taxed. The Ministry of Finance plans to tax income from parties who generate income from government infrastructure projects. It will open discussion before proposing this to cabinet. Those with revenue higher than Bt50mn are expected to pay this tax. (Thai Post, 2/6/17) BoT eases up on forex regulations. The […]
Read More →The reversal from last year on a sector basis is still comfortably under way. Interesting to see that the automotive sector has somewhat recovered from its doldrums from the post-yingluck government first car buyer scheme. But we are still seeing tonnes of inventory sitting around the world/region/country that has worried for this sector.
Read More →Interest rates to stay at ‘extraordinary’ low levels, says Draghi. Interest rates have to stay at record low levels despite the resurgence in the eurozone economy because the upturn may not be sustainable, Mario Draghi told MEPs. “Despite a firmer recovery, and looking through the volatile readings in HICP inflation over recent months, underlying inflation […]
Read More →The SET has delivered +1.7% for the year and the change in sector is still the same, i.e healthcare leading the decline and industrials keeping the market up.
Read More →4 Questions There has been a lot of noise regarding the PM’s four questions last week post the bombing at the Phramongkutklao hospital where the military typically visits. The first question asked whether people think the next elected government will ensure good governance. The second question asked what should be done if there is no […]
Read More →Fed’s Kaplan backs view for two more rate hikes this year. Robert Kaplan, the president of the Dallas Fed, said he wasn’t worried about the strength of the economy or the outlook for inflation and said he expected the U.S. central bank to raise short-term interest rates twice more this year. With growth registering only […]
Read More →Returning from my overseas trip I see that everything has gone read this year and that makes me happy. So the story hasn’t changed, its been the same for the past few years, valuations are fairish, the government is still trying to figure out how to run an economy, and tourism is rocking n rolling.
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