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Yingluck starts drive to shore up rice prices
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/11/2016
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has launched a new campaign to promote the consumption of a variety of rice products as a way to drive up paddy prices.
Stock market: Sudden fall & weak baht (update)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2013
» Baht weakening (& improvement for exporters) after foreign investment money pulled out of Thailand & sent back to US with US credit rating improvement.
Rising baht: Dollar borrowing by Thai banks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/05/2013
» Interest rates lower in other countries, so Thai banks borrow there in dollars causing baht to rise in value making Thai exports less competitive.
Stock exchange: Punishing share price manipulators
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/04/2013
» Criminal laws exist but not enforced so first step: quick fines & warning to protect public, then criminal penalties for repeat offenders.
Economic bubble to burst by year's end?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/03/2013
» Hot money inflows from foreign investors have created bubbles in stock & bond markets. Bubble burst by end of the year a real risk, says Virabongsa Ramangkura.
Government control over central bank?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/02/2013
» Will long-term inflation control goals of central bank bow to govt belief that cutting rates will help weaken baht & exports?
Growth quickens on local demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2013
» Thailand's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on rising exports and local demand, reducing pressure on the central bank for further interest-rate cuts.
Capital inflow: Stock & real estate bubble?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2013
» As foreign investment money flows into Thailand, fears of speculation, high stock & real estate prices & burst bubbles worry experts.
Baht near 17-month high
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/01/2013
» Thailand's baht traded near a 17- month high as speculation mounts that the central bank will intervene to halt appreciation that hurts exports.
Baht set for best weekly rally in year
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2013
» Thailand's baht was poised for its biggest weekly advance since December 2011, and government bonds rose, as global funds increased holdings of assets that offer higher yields.