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Gulf Binance aims for crypto supremacy
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/05/2024
» In a landscape where digital assets are gaining traction, Gulf Binance has emerged as a new player among the 17 licensed exchange and broker operators in Thailand.
UOB slashes GDP growth to 2.4%
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/05/2024
» Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) is preparing to downgrade Thailand's GDP growth forecast this year to 2.4% from 2.8%, though it expects the Bank of Thailand to trim interest rates twice to 2% by year-end to prop up the economy.
Gold traders eye $2,500 this year amid frenzied buying
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/05/2024
» Local gold traders say global prices remain on course to reach US$2,500 per ounce in the second half of 2024, after slipping below $2,300 recently, although the market lowered expectations for US interest rate cuts to a maximum of two times this year, down from 3-4 earlier.
K-Research expects central bank to stay the course on rates
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/04/2024
» Despite growing market anticipation of monetary policy easing, Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) is ruling out the possibility of a Bank of Thailand (BoT) policy rate cut at its April 10 meeting amid growing concerns about a weakening baht.
Making sense of the uptick for Bitcoin
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/03/2024
» Before this year, investors predicted the prices of cryptocurrencies could surge in 2024 because of the Bitcoin halving, an event that rewards mining that occurs every four years, as well as the likelihood of interest rate cuts, which benefit most asset classes.
K-Research expects more baht depreciation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/03/2024
» The baht is expected to slide further after falling below 36 to the US dollar yesterday as the Bank of Japan opted to hike the interest rate for the first time in 17 years, which failed to help Asian currencies.
More baht depreciation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/03/2024
» The baht is expected to slide further after falling below 36 to the US dollar on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan opted to hike the interest rate for the first time in 17 years, which failed to help Asian currencies.
Binance sees Bitcoin exceeding $80,000 before year-end
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2024
» Increasing inflows into crypto-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the reduction in supply once it is halved next month could push Bitcoin prices to exceed the previous forecast of US$80,000 before year-end, says Binance chief executive Richard Teng, as he vows to work with a local partner to expand the company's presence in the Thai market.
Gold price hits high amid global surge
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/03/2024
» The domestic gold price has hit an all-time high and is now on course to reach 38,000 baht per baht-weight this year as global prices have continued an upward trend to trade near the two-month high of more than US$2,080 per ounce, said the Gold Traders Association (GTA).
The showdown over interest rates
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/01/2024
» Tensions are growing as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the Finance Ministry continue their stand-off with the Bank of Thailand after the premier repeatedly suggested the central bank should cut interest rates as inflation has subsided.