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Baht bucks trends
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/05/2025
» Re: "Baht poised to weaken further", (Business, May 14) and "Foreigners get keen on Thai markets", (Business, May 13).
Nail on the head
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/04/2025
» Re: "Backing Trump on tariffs, not on tone", (Opinion, April 17). The article by economist Chartchai Parasuk shows a rare practitioner of the dismal science who writes eloquently. However, I do get the impression the good economist risks missing the forest for the trees because he put too much focus solely on the trade balance.
Will Trump's trade war be a 2018 replay in Asia?
News, Published on 21/03/2025
» While the unfolding tariff war has many similarities with Donald Trump's first trade skirmish in 2018 -- including levies on aluminium and steel and a "stop-go" trajectory -- that's where the resemblance ends.
Thai economy improved in January, says central bank
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» Thailand's economy in January improved from the previous month, driven by tourism and consumption, the central bank reported on Friday.
Bank of Thailand says economy slowed in December
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2025
» Thailand's economy slowed in December last year on a monthly basis from weaker exports and manufacturing, the central bank said on Friday.
Thai businesses girding for a trade war
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2025
» US President Donald Trump's second term in office has captured the attention of the Thai business sector, as his "Golden Age of America" vision focuses on bolstering the American economy by hiking tariffs and relocating production bases to the US.
Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 27/11/2024
» When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce higher government budget deficits and more debt.
The final countdown
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2024
» All eyes are on next week's US presidential election as the political and economic policies of the world's biggest economy impact every nation across the globe, including Thailand.
Thai economy helped by exports, manufacturing in Aug, but tourism slows
Published on 30/09/2024
» Thailand's economy remained at similar levels in August from the previous month, the central bank said on Monday, with economic activity supported by exports and manufacturing, but tourism slowed.
China's globalisation paradox
Oped, Published on 30/08/2024
» China's trading partners are once again fretting about the country's supposedly unfair economic practices. This time, the focus is on China's alleged attempt to export its excess capacity, especially in emerging sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), and to undermine domestic industries in the United States and Europe.