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Short-term strategy recommended
Business, Published on 06/05/2023
» We expect the SET Index to be volatile in May given the upcoming general election, earnings reporting season and market reaction to the Federal Reserve meeting.
China factories tap brakes on recovery
Business, Published on 05/05/2023
» BEIJING: China's factory activity unexpectedly contracted in April as orders fell and poor domestic demand dragged on the sprawling manufacturing sector, a private survey showed on Thursday, imperilling the broader economic outlook for the second quarter.
Sell in May? Possibly!
Business, Published on 04/05/2023
» 'Sell in May and go away" is an old market saying that is likely to ring true this year. Several risk factors have emerged, such as small US banks facing deposit outflows and central banks continuing to raise their interest rates amid stubbornly high inflation.
'Worst is over', Citi official says as bank looks to increase staff in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/05/2023
» Citigroup, the biggest foreign lender in Hong Kong, will increase staff at its commercial banking unit in the city by 100 to tap growing opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, according to a senior executive.
North Asia’s factories stuck in decline
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/05/2023
» JAKARTA: North Asia’s export powerhouses continued to stutter in April amid sluggish global trade and a patchy economic recovery in China, according to new data that amplified concerns about the risk of a global recession.
Thai M&A set to surge
Business, Published on 02/05/2023
» Thailand's merger and acquisition (M&A) volume and value should improve in the second half of 2023, according to PwC Thailand, after many businesses paused M&A activities because of economic conditions, inflation and geopolitical risks.
Working our way back to health
Business, Published on 01/05/2023
» Policies to improve the daily minimum wage for rural workers are hotly debated in the run-up to every election, with this year no exception ahead of the country's first general election in four years on May 14.
Global stocks mostly up as yen tumbles after Bank of Japan decision
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» NEW YORK: Global stock markets mostly rose Friday following modestly positive economic data in Europe and the United States, while the yen tumbled after the Bank of Japan maintained its easing policies.
US growth cools in first quarter
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: US economic growth lost steam in the first quarter this year, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, as the possibility of a mild recession brews while consumer spending weakens.
Banks eye yuan-baht trade payments
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/04/2023
» The Bank of Thailand is in discussions with China's central bank over supporting the use of yuan-baht settlement to mitigate foreign exchange risk amid ongoing US dollar volatility.