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World rice league: India vs. Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2012
» With high govt-supported prices in Thailand, Indian rice may grab market share in Thai markets: Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh & Nepal.
S&P threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto market
AFP, Published on 07/02/2012
» Italy's Fiat has been hit by weak markets in Europe and Brazil and reliance on its US partner Chrysler, Standard & Poor's ratings agency warned Monday as it threatened to downgrade the auto giant.
Post-Japan quake natural gas squeeze
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2011
» Japan's switch from nuclear energy to LPG after the quake almost two months ago, has sent the world scrambling for limited supplies.
Drop in Japan trade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/03/2011
» Thailand as "the major manufacturing base for Japanese companies" relies on parts from Japan that face delays after the earthquake.
Floods spur rice demand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/11/2010
» With floods and depleted state stockpiles, buyers around the world have rushed to place orders for Thai rice.
Floods disrupt commerce and agriculture in Southern Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2010
» Floods in Hat Yai have brought rubber and palm oil plantations as well as food processing plants and border trade to a grinding halt but many businesses are insured.
How industries gain and lose in the short-run with rising Thai baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/10/2010
» Like a gigantic tsunami wave crossing the Pacific Ocean, US dollar depreciation is causing currency appreciation in Asian currencies. A major global currency realignment is underway.