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Foreign investors drained $40 billion from emerging Asia last quarter
Published on 04/07/2022
» Some of Asia’s biggest stock and bond markets outside China are seeing greater outflows than in previous market crises, and the process may just be getting underway.
Looming debt crunch positions Laos as next possible Asia default
Published on 15/06/2022
» Laos, with dwindling cash reserves and surging inflation, is facing some of the same strains that pushed Sri Lanka to default and threatens Pakistan’s balance of payments.
BoT mulls raising interest rate in H2
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/05/2022
» The Bank of Thailand may raise the interest rate by a quarter point in the second half of the year to bridge the yield gap between US government and Thai government bonds amid soaring domestic inflation, says Chavinda Hanratanakool, chairwoman of the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC).
Explainer: Should we be concerned about the baht?
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 11/05/2022
» Thailand started off this week with the baht weakening to a five-year low of 34.62 against the greenback. While in line with other Asean currencies that have softened against the US dollar, the performance is worth monitoring because it serves as an indicator in the country's recovery.
War in Ukraine Deepens Debt Woes Across Developing World
Business, Published on 19/04/2022
» The war in Ukraine is making it tougher for many emerging-market governments to make debt payments to foreign creditors, fueling concerns of potential crises that could shake markets and weaken the global economic recovery.
Asset Plus highlights ASP-CHINABOND opportunity
Published on 01/03/2022
» Asset Plus Fund Management Co., Ltd. has launched ASP-CHINABOND Fund, billed as a bedrock of stability for investment based on the growing prospects of China bonds. The fund is tipped to provide yields amid global bond market volatility, with the IPO unfolding from 1-10 March 2022. Minimum investment is 1,000 baht.
Nowhere to hide but China bonds?
Published on 01/03/2022
» Hayden Briscoe Head of Fixed Income, Global Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific at UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM) remains optimistic on China bonds even though regulations-induced market volatility has impacted investments in China. China onshore bonds1 were one of the few fixed income sub-asset classes which rallied in 2021, and equally importantly, it’s one of the few fixed income markets that did not sell off.
External factors will determine SET momentum
Business, Published on 19/02/2022
» Foreign funds have continued to flow into the Thai stock market (and other emerging markets) over the past two weeks, driving the SET Index to breach the 1,700-point mark.
Tonic needed as inflation is here to stay
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 27/01/2022
» Inflation is, and will be, the number one economic issue of 2022. All countries are facing rapid rises in consumer prices which is threatening not only their economic recovery from the Covid outbreak but also the stability of many governments. The US consumer price index (CPI) hit a 39-year high at 7% in December 2021, prompting Goldman Sachs to predict that the Federal Reserve Board might raise interest rates four times this year.
State urged to back CLMV bond issuance
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/12/2021
» The government should continue a policy to support corporate bond issuance for companies from the Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) region to tap into these countries' high potential for economic growth, said Adisorn Singhsacha, founder and chief executive of Twin Pipe Group, a financial advisory company.