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Three headwinds for the global economy
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 23/10/2021
» In the past few months or so, several headwinds have emerged in the world economic arena. We have seen a sharp increase in commodity prices, including natural gas, crude oil, and coal, which has reached US$240 a tonne from about $70 last year. The result has been an electricity generation deficit in the biggest emerging economies such as China and India.
Light at the end of the tunnel could be a train
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 28/11/2020
» After nearly a year of unexpected global economic and investment derailment, we are beginning to see a glimpse of hope from a new and stable US president and the approaching availability of one or more vaccines that will put an end to the pandemic.
Open for business? Proceed with caution
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 25/04/2020
» It has been more than a month since the world hunkered down to stop the spread of a deadly virus that has killed tens of thousands. More than two-thirds of the global economy has shut down as a result of social distancing measures.
Don't catch the falling knife
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 29/02/2020
» The steep declines this week in equity prices and bond yields, both domestic and international, reflect fears that coronavirus cases outside China will mark the start of a wider outbreak that will deal a blow to the global and Thai economy, resulting in a downgrade of the SET.
All is well!
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 25/01/2020
» You probably recall the "All is well!" tweet that President Donald Trump sent out after Iran fired a missile at a US military base in Iraq on Jan 8. He was relieved that no one had died in the retaliatory strike that followed the US drone attack that killed Gen Qassem Suleimani on Jan 3.