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Bangkok, Chinatown: No gold for sale
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/05/2013
» Gold shops in Chinatown have run out of gold, gold ornaments can't be produced fast enough to meet demand. Gold prices not falling now.
Heated Policy Debate: Lower interest rates or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/02/2013
» Are high interest rates drawing short-term money into Thailand, making baht strong & export markets less competitive? Will lower interest rates lead to lending boom, asset bubble & financial collapse?
Strong baht hurting SME exporters
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2013
» With baht rising in value recently & minimum wages rising, what can the Bank of Thailand do about it?
End of central bank independence?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/03/2012
» Everyone wants a weak baht for cheap competitive exports, but there is a limit to what can be done point out central bank bank head & economists.
730,000 rai of farms submerged in South
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/04/2011
» Floods put farms out of action, mudslides block roads. Tourism cancellations and crop failures loom.
Measures to curb baht appreciation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2010
» The value of the baht is rising and by making Thai exports more expensive overseas, threaten small and medium Thai exporters.