Showing 13,111 - 13,120 of 13,189
Wages catching up, labour shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2011
» 7.8% earn less than 1,687 a month, wages behind inflation and productivity, labour shortage as wages catch up.
Inflation risk rising
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2011
» With the Thai economy running near full capacity, a sharp rise in wages and government spending may simply be inflated away, providing little benefit.
Economic growth forecasts down
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/08/2011
» Negative Tsunami effect, oil prices and inflation picking up pace, improved automobile, electronic exports and tourism may push growth up at end of year.
1997 crisis bailout debt
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/08/2011
» With 560 billion in interest already paid, but original crisis debt still unpaid, is it time to risk foreign reserves in higher return investments?
Gold soars
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2011
» US policy decisions may drive gold prices even higher.
Hot money to rock Asian capital markets
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2011
» Foreign capital flows into Asia and stronger currencies likely after US sovereign credit rating downgrade, ADB capital market report predicts.
Leaving the US a little worse off
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/08/2011
» As I leave the US for my return to Bangkok, I take a quick look at how the US Congress acted to temporarily fix the debt crisis and how I helped to make it worse.
What’s this US debt crisis all about? (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2011
» Report from America: A brief explanation of the US debt ceiling and the dangerous game that US lawmakers have been playing with it. AFP Photo
Perfect storm ahead?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/07/2011
» Government-enforced wage increases could wipe out export industries, reduce national income and stoke the flames of inflation.
UN seal of approval
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/07/2011
» Foreign direct investment may improve with higher minimum wages, a natural part of moving from industries with unskilled labour to skilled labour.