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Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2014
» HONG KONG/JAKARTA — Indonesia’s rupiah and the South Korean won led gains in Asian currencies this week as investors pushed back bets for higher US interest rates, reducing demand for the greenback.
News, Published on 16/09/2014
» This week's referendum in Scotland could result in the UK losing almost one-third of its landmass, and 8% of its population, and, very likely, its present prime minister. In a summer rich with shocks, the breakup of a United Nations Security Council member suddenly seems more likely than the long-predicted fracturing of Iraq.
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2014
» Rubber shippers from Thailand, the largest producer, pledged to avoid selling below output costs as suppliers in Asia take steps to halt a slump in prices of the commodity used in tyres. Futures reached a one-week high.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/09/2013
» As big investors sell (expecting fall in gold price) smaller investors step in & buy with renewed interest in gold.
Published on 27/08/2013
» Protesting rubber growers blocked the Bangkok railway line in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Monday night, forcing at least three trains and their unhappy passengers to return to Hat Yai. The main southern highway also remains blocked in the same province, bringing through traffic in both directions to a complete halt.
Published on 16/08/2013
» The rising burden of the rice-buying programme has undermined demand for bonds issued by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to fight corruption, boost public services and seek a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if his coalition retains power in elections due in a matter of weeks.
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/04/2013
» Thailand’s baht dropped toward a two-week low on concern the central bank will seek to curb appreciation that threatens exports. Bonds advanced.
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2013
» Thailand’s baht was poised for its fourth weekly advance and government bonds rose as global funds boosted holdings of local debt after Fitch Ratings raised its assessment of the Southeast Asian nation.