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An investment strategy to capitalise on volatile markets
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/06/2025
» Amid ongoing volatility in global investment markets, SCB Julius Baer considers this period an opportunity to gradually deploy capital to international investments and stands ready to help Thai investors access world-class assets.
Tarrified: A bear market guide
Business, Published on 14/05/2025
» The market moves that followed Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcements were quick and sharp, leaving many investors reeling in its aftermath. This illustrates how difficult -- even impossible -- it is to anticipate the direction of travel on any given day.
US no longer the only game in town
Business, Published on 09/04/2025
» Market developments in the first quarter this year have been quite unexpected, to say the least. At the beginning of the year, we highlighted the universal consensus in support of US exceptionalism. The market viewed the supremacy of US assets as unassailable in the context of an artificial intelligence (AI) future dominated by a few US information technology hyperscalers.
Private infrastructure: building tomorrow
Business, Published on 25/03/2025
» Equity markets began the month of March on a weak footing as concerns over a potential economic slowdown in the United States intensified. Investor sentiment deteriorated further following an interview with President Donald Trump, in which he downplayed the recent market correction and refrained from ruling out a recession. Instead, he characterised the economy as undergoing a "transition period" that would require time before his policies yield tangible benefits.
SCB WEALTH Unveils “Your Success. Our Success.” Proposition
Published on 07/03/2025
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is reinforcing its Digital Bank with a Human Touch strategy with the launch of SCB WEALTH’s new proposition, "Your Success. Our Success." The initiative aims to establish SCB as Thailand’s leading holistic wealth management bank by 2026, focusing on customer-centric solutions, hyper-personalisation, and global investment opportunities.
SCB offers more overseas wealth options
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/02/2025
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is increasing access to international wealth products for Thai investors, aiming to expand assets under management (AUM) in foreign currencies to 180 billion baht by 2026.
Tariffs and the AI 'Sputnik moment'
Business, Published on 26/02/2025
» In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, into space orbit. The man-made craft sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its batteries depleted. It subsequently fell back into the atmosphere after three months, having circled Earth more than 1,400 times.
Unwrapping 2025 for investors
Business, Published on 15/01/2025
» If the post-Covid-19 years were about tensions building up on all fronts, 2025 is set to be about striking deals to release pressure and move things forward.
Wrapping up 2024 in global markets
Business, Published on 26/12/2024
» Stock markets have moved into year-end mode: position tweaking, window dressing and final assessments take centre stage as liquidity has gradually evaporated. With the release of Nvidia's results last month, the markets have successfully cleared the last endogenous hurdle of the year. November has thus resolved the last two known unknowns before the end of 2024: the new US president and the state of the artificial intelligence investment cycle.