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Baht's tumble to 2009 low ties BoT's hands
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2015
» The baht’s descent to a six-year low as investors flee is making it harder for the Bank of Thailand to revive an economy beset by an El Nino-induced drought.
Baht weakens toward 2009 low as central bank holds key rate
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/08/2015
» The baht fell toward a six-year low as global funds sold the nation’s assets and the central bank left borrowing costs unchanged ahead of a possible increase in US interest rates.
Foreigners flee Thai stocks
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2015
» Foreign investors are selling Thai stocks at the fastest pace this year as the nation’s military government struggles to deliver on pledges to revive economic growth.
UN sees smaller rice harvest as El Nino parches crops
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2015
» The global rice harvest will increase less than previously estimated because of a strengthening El Nino, reducing stockpiles for a second year, the United Nations said.
Thai rice stockpiles could trump El Nino wild card
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/05/2015
» The severity of El Nino this year may decide whether rice prices recover from the lowest since 2008.
SEC to relax structured-note rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/02/2015
» The Securities & Exchange Commission plans to relax rules surrounding structured-note issuance as part of its attempt to capitalise on its proximity to some of the region’s fastest-growing economies.
Baht rallies on inflows, current account
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/02/2015
» The baht climbed the most in two weeks after foreign funds pumped money into local stocks and the nation posted a record current-account surplus.
Thai stock market value passes Malaysia as oil drops
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2015
» Thailand’s equity-market value surpassed Malaysia’s as the plunge in crude prices boosts profit prospects for Thai manufacturers while curbing growth in Asia’s only major oil exporting nation.
Thailand tries to unload mountain of rice amid world glut
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2015
» In a nondescript building outside Bangkok, along the murky Chao Phraya River, the government is preparing to unload a mountain of rice on an already oversupplied world. And there’s more on the way.
Pension fund swaps bonds for stocks
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/01/2015
» Thailand’s biggest government-pension fund is seeking approval to reduce sovereign debt holdings as it buys local shares amid falling valuations.