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Oil prices close to mid-2015 highs
Published on 03/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stable on Wednesday, not far off mid-2015 highs reached the previous session, as strong demand and ongoing efforts led by Opec and Russia to curb production tightened the market.
SET rises on first day of trade, Asian stocks extend advance
Published on 03/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand rose on its first day of trade in the year, while other Asian equities extended gains after a rally in technology companies boosted US stocks to record highs.
SEC says bitcoin futures trading not against rules
Published on 08/01/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said Thailand’s first bitcoin futures trading service offered by a securities company is not against rules but urged investors to apply caution due to high risks.
Bitcoin speculation allowed for Thais
Business, Published on 09/01/2018
» Phillip Securities Thailand has allowed Thai investors to speculate on bitcoin via an international global derivatives trading service, while Thailand's market regulators are in consensus that the move is legitimate.
SEC: Bitcoin futures are kosher
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/01/2018
» Despite allowing Thai investors to speculate on bitcoin via an international global derivatives trading service, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has insisted bitcoin futures is a regulated futures contract even as bitcoin itself is not legal tender in Thailand.
Protein power
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 15/01/2018
» New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world's largest exporter of dairy products, expects healthy growth in the protein markets of South and East Asia in the next five years, thanks to healthier lifestyles and the growing interest in fitness.
Phillip sets bitcoin investor standards
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/01/2018
» Phillip Securities Thailand says Thais interested in investing in regulated bitcoin futures have to meet the company's criteria and be prepared to shoulder the risks associated with high fluctuations in price.
Speculation, hedging drive TFEX trade
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/01/2018
» Trading volume on the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) has increased twofold from last year thanks to buoyant stock trading and rising commodity prices, prompting investors to speculate and hedge against investment risks in futures products.
Huge cryptocurrency heist spurs calls for more regulation
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2018
» TOKYO: At 2.57am on Friday morning in Tokyo, someone hacked into the digital wallet of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc and pulled off one of the biggest heists in history.
US consumer spending rises, savings drop to 10-year low
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: US consumer spending rose solidly in December as demand for goods and services increased, but the gain came at the expense of savings, which dropped to a 10-year low in a troubling sign for future consumption and economic growth.The Commerce Department said on Monday that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, increased 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in November.