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Traders on sidelines awaiting Fed signals
Business, Published on 23/08/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities traded in a narrow range ahead on Friday as investors awaited a key speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that could shed light on the direction of monetary policy. Many traders are scaling back bets on an imminent US interest-rate cut.
Clouds clearing on the economic front
Business, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following a tense trade war period, the global economic and trade outlook has become clearer. The US settled on tariffs for most trading partners, with developed markets such as Europe and Japan facing 15% rates, and developing countries including Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines receiving rates of 19-20%.
Thai property market reaches bottom in August
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/08/2025
» The residential market bottomed out this month and is expected to remain steady in the second half, with no clear catalysts for either a rebound or further deterioration, according to developers.
Trade exhibition outlook to hinge on economic progress
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/08/2025
» Trade exhibitions in Thailand this year are expected to grow at the same slow pace as the country's GDP, while the large US tariff rate for transshipment of Chinese products has begun to impact manufacturers in that nation, who are refraining from hosting trade events in Southeast Asia.
Analysts project 2 more interest rate cuts
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/08/2025
» Analysts increasingly expect the Bank of Thailand to make two more interest rate cuts by the first quarter of 2026 to reduce the policy rate to 1%, aiming to revitalise the economy as economic and political risks accumulate.
1% GDP growth impacts will be severe
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 21/08/2025
» Where did I get the idea that GDP growth in the second half of 2025 would only be 1.0%? The answer is the government, as the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) told me so.
Hoteliers’ lawsuit targets minimum wage
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/08/2025
» Members of the Thai Hotels Association (THA) voted on Wednesday to file a lawsuit against the national wage committee with the Administrative Court, arguing the 400-baht nationwide daily minimum wage violates the 1998 Labour Protection Act.
Rate cut, policy easing set to renew investment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand's policy rate cut of 25 basis points (bps) to 1.50% and targeted easing measures are set to reignite the investment cycle, propelling the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index towards 1,370 points by year-end, according to analysts.
New tourism path for climate survival
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» Hotel bookings are vanishing. Tour buses sit idle. Empty beaches. The culprit? Not mass protests. Not pandemics. But smoke, dust, and heat. Tourism fuels Thailand's economy, yet smog, heat waves, and flash floods are rapidly choking it. Can paradise still sell if it's unbreathable?
UNDP, Generali launch challenge to boost MSME resilience
Published on 19/08/2025
» Generali and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced an Insurance Innovation Challenge to strengthen the resilience of Thailand’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs contribute over 35% of the country’s GDP and employ more than 70% of its workforce but are under increasing strain from global risks and market volatility.