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US stimulus hopes keep equities aloft
Business, Published on 13/02/2021
» Recap: Global stocks and emerging markets hovered near record highs as investors bet on more US pandemic relief spending, despite signs of fresh US-China tension, while European stocks fell with retail and energy shares posting losses.
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World food price index rises to six-year high
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2021
» ROME: World food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January, hitting their highest level since July 2014, led by jumps in cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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Why farmers continue to burn despite city smog
News, Danny Marks, Published on 16/01/2021
» Unfortunately, Bangkok's awful smog continues unabated -- PM2.5 levels daily reach unhealthy levels in many of the city's districts. The timing is inconvenient because research suggests there are increased rates of Covid-19 in areas with high levels of air pollution. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how vehicular emissions is one of the major sources of Bangkok's air pollution.
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TGIA mulls launch of BI insurance policies
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/01/2021
» The Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) is studying the feasibility of launching insurance for business interruptions (BI) caused by Covid-19 or other emerging diseases to allow businesses to be more resilient to future outbreak-related shutdowns.
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Climate change ravages Kashmir's 'red gold' saffron crop
AFP, Published on 22/12/2020
» PAMPORE (INDIA) - On sweeping fields once blanketed in lush purple, a thin and bedraggled crop of flowers is all farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir's saffron-growing region Pampore have to show for this year's harvest.
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World food price index jumps to almost 6-year high
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2020
» ROME: World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six-year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July 2012, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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Look for laggard plays to beat the market
Business, Published on 01/12/2020
» The SET50 index has risen by 24.3% so far in November, outperforming the sSET and SET indices, which have increased by 12.6% and 18.9%, respectively. This is in line with our view that large-cap stocks should outperform their small-cap peers in light of the US election results.
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Double trouble
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2020
» In the dry winter months, it is not just the fear of Covid-19 but also the menacing presence of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) -- hazardous fine-dust particles that measure 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter and affect the human respiratory system -- that the public has to contend with.
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Small-cap strategy and US election signals
Business, Published on 03/11/2020
» Small-cap shares in Thailand continued to outperform their large-cap peers in October because of three factors: a rebound in short selling (up three times to 2 billion baht a day) after the uptick rule was lifted; investors selling to raise funds to subscribe to new large-cap IPOs in the fourth quarter; and foreign selling pressure (net sales of 10 billion baht in October).
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Rice agenda needs unity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/11/2020
» The Thai Rice Exporters Association recently revised its estimation of Thai rice exports this year to five million tonnes, the lowest in 20 years, from a previous projection of 6.5 million tonnes.
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