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Baht tipped to rise to 36.1 to the greenback
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/07/2024
» The baht could appreciate further to 36.1 to the US dollar in the short term following recent gains to a one-month high on Monday as weaker than expected US economic data prompted the market to anticipate the Federal Reserve may start trimming US interest rates in September.
Spotlight on fourth-quarter earnings
Business, Published on 06/01/2024
» Now that the US Federal Reserve has started to signal that interest rates will fall this year, funds have increasingly returned to equities.
SCB assesses its digital future
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/10/2023
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has unveiled its "Digital Bank with a Human Touch" vision of evolving into a fully digital bank by 2025, with more than 95% of customers completing transactions on digital platforms.
External factors will determine SET momentum
Business, Published on 19/02/2022
» Foreign funds have continued to flow into the Thai stock market (and other emerging markets) over the past two weeks, driving the SET Index to breach the 1,700-point mark.
The world after Covid
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 27/06/2020
» The second quarter of 2020 has seen a divergence between the investment world and real economic conditions. Despite a recent uptick, the global economy is still contracting: the IMF has just downgraded its global GDP forecast to -4.9% from -3.0%.
Fresh virus spikes give investors pause
Business, Published on 22/02/2020
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower yesterday, with Indonesia losing the most and Thailand the sole gainer, as a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases dented the appeal of riskier assets.
Too early for rate hate
Business, Published on 10/08/2019
» The Bank of Thailand voted 5-2 in favour of cutting its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50% in response to weak economic growth. The move came as a surprise to the market and to us. At this point, we believe that the central bank may wait to see the impact from Wednesday's decision before taking any additional steps.
Five commonly misunderstood market concepts, explained
Business, Published on 23/03/2019
» I am no political guru and am making no predictions about tomorrow's election outcome, so writing an article based on election results would be like gambling. Therefore, I have decided to try something that has a longer shelf life. It is based on my experience from various investment seminars over the past couple of years, which has shown me that there are at least five concepts about the market that are commonly misunderstood.
Key macro strategy themes for 2019
Business, Published on 26/01/2019
» Overall, global markets started the year with positive returns from most equity markets. Can this positive momentum continue? Our research team at SCB Securities stands by our optimistic view. We offer four top-of-mind themes for 2019 affecting our investment decisions going forward.