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Authorities play it cool
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 22/03/2013
» The Bank of Thailand and the Finance Ministry have shown great tolerance for the surge in the baht, which yesterday touched 29.09 to the US dollar, yet another post-1997 high.
Regulation of inflows needed
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/01/2013
» The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected Asian economies to consider measures to manage capital inflows as an alternative in dealing with an influx of short-term foreign capital unleashed by economic stimulus measures of high-income economies.
Central bank chief wary of impending capital inflows
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 18/12/2012
» The financial market should brace for even more capital inflows after the US Federal Reserve adopted a new policy tieing the near-zero interest rate to unemployment and Japan's election hinted at more aggressive economic stimulus.
Obama win continues status quo
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 12/11/2012
» The ability of US President Barack Obama and Congress to negotiate a fiscal adjustment will become the most prominent market factor in the weeks ahead now that his re-election ensures the status quo of his financial and fiscal reforms.
Prasarn: Baht to hold value
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/10/2012
» Thailand's flexible exchange rate should help the baht weather the liquidity glut better than Hong Kong, says the central bank's chief.
Spillover risk from crisis downplayed
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 15/10/2012
» While Europe is likely to still slip into recession, various measures taken by eurozone leaders to address the debt crisis has reduced spillover risks, says Jens Sondergaard, an economist based in London.
Investment could take up the torch
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 08/10/2012
» Boosting domestic demand through efficient and transparent public investment will help the Thai economy maintain strong growth even as weak global conditions affect exports, according to Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Central bank pledges no baht intervention unless necessary
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/09/2012
» The Bank of Thailand will intervene in the foreign exchange market if the baht moves too much out of line with the economy or regional currencies.
State bank spending threatens fundamentals
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 26/09/2012
» Local economists have voiced concern about the government's push for specialised financial institutions to fund its stimulus programme lending while foreign capital inflows gush in thanks to monetary stimulus by large economies.
BoT: QE3 could cause trouble
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/09/2012
» The US Federal Reserve's new monetary stimulus will create problems for small economies by limiting currency volatility and ensuring an orderly increase in asset prices, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the Bank of Thailand's governor.