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Strong big-cap results help SET in turbulent July
Business, Published on 10/08/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand underwent a significant mood swing in July, trading between 1,286.79 and 1,332.76 points. Early in the month, market uncertainty ratcheted higher as the share price of troubled Energy Absolute (EA) plunged.
Foreign inflows to Thai stock market rise
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/07/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has been seeing signs of a return of foreign fund inflows to the Thai stock market in the second half of 2024, supported by the anticipated US Federal Reserve interest rate cut, the rebounding Thai economy, and the financial results of listed companies.
Thailand targets high-speed traders as stocks sink
Published on 30/06/2024
» Regulators in Asia have tightened the screws on trades popular among hedge funds as stocks slumped, an attempt to stabilise markets that some worry may end up stifling key strategies.
Tiny Singapore sees sudden frenzy in deals worldwide
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has turned into a hive of activity for mergers and acquisitions this quarter as investor confidence returns, helped by the relative economic and political stability of the island nation nestled in Southeast Asia.
Bitcoin miners pivot to Southeast Asia after China crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The 17-acre cement slab in the middle of a Borneo industrial area once belonged to a logging company. Long ago that business abandoned the site to the elements, leaving just rudimentary structures and a four-story-tall concrete birdhouse made to lure swiftlets whose nests, built with saliva, fetch high prices in China.
Light at the end of the tunnel for global economy
Business, Published on 01/06/2024
» Entering the middle of the second quarter, the world economy has begun to signal a more coordinated recovery. Preliminary composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) readings for May recovered in the US, the euro zone, Japan and other large economies, indicating global economic growth is expanding more broadly.
Asian shares decline as US rate-cut hopes dim
Business, Published on 25/05/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks tracked Wall Street lower in response to more economic data that signalled the US Federal Reserve might keep interest rates on hold for most of this year. Regional currencies also took a hit as dollar strength persisted.