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Soft spot for superstition
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 27/01/2016
» On Monday, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha weighed in on the current national obsession.
Required reading in an age of global uncertainty
News, Published on 05/01/2016
» The global economy is not just unusually fluid, it also is being jolted: from above, by economic uncertainties, domestic political polarisation and geopolitical threats; and from below by disruptive technologies in an ever-expanding number of industries.
Guarded hopefulness
Asia focus, Published on 16/11/2015
» John Micklethwait is a newspaper man seized by fear and hope for the future of journalism. To be sure, "newspaper man" is a bit of an anachronistic description for the new editor-in-chief at Bloomberg News, where no ink is spilled on paper. Across 325,000 Bloomberg terminals, headlines splash upon screens in seconds, bumping stale events much faster than one wraps fish with yesterday's page one.
Shanghai stocks rebound after sell-off
Published on 29/07/2015
» HONG KONG — Shanghai stocks recovered Wednesday after plunging more than 11% in the past three sessions but there were mixed results for other Asian markets, with some unable to sustain a morning rally.
Asian stocks down after weak US data
Published on 30/04/2015
» HONG KONG — Most Asian stock markets sank Thursday after US growth data fell well short of forecasts, with the dollar around two-month lows against the euro as the chances of an interest rate hike in early summer faded.
Baht declines after rate cut
Published on 29/04/2015
» The baht extended losses and headed for its biggest decline in seven weeks after the Bank of Thailand unexpectedly cut interest rates for a second straight meeting.
BoT unexpectedly cuts key interest rate again
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/04/2015
» The Bank of Thailand unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate for a second straight meeting, just hours after the Finance Ministry lowered its economic growth forecast for this year.
Asian stocks mostly down
Published on 28/04/2015
» HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following losses on Wall Street, with Shanghai losing more than 1% a day after hitting a seven-year high.
Asia stocks surge on ECB move
Published on 23/01/2015
» HONG KONG — Asian equity markets rallied Friday after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a huge cash injection to kickstart the eurozone economy, while crude prices surged on news the monarch of oil kingpin Saudi Arabia had died.
Asia stocks mostly higher
Published on 22/01/2015
» HONG KONG — Asian markets extended their rally this week, while the euro dipped ahead of a much-anticipated European Central Bank policy meeting that is forecast to see it introduce more monetary easing measures.