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Thai rice prices hover near 9-year lows
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2025
» Thai export prices retreated further this week and hovered near nine-year lows, hurt by ample supplies and meagre demand, while Indian prices edged up from three-year lows, supported by a slight improvement in demand.
Asian shares dip as Wall Street rally stalls
Business, Published on 27/09/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian markets retreated on Friday amid end-of-quarter repositioning by investors, after concerns about high valuations and mixed signals from US Federal Reserve officials on interest rates stalled a record-breaking rally on Wall Street.
Moving toward a world of greener steel making
News, Published on 27/09/2025
» Burning coal to generate power is so uneconomical that the Trump administration has resorted to issuing stay-open orders to prop up the dying industry. However, there is one area where coal is still king: in the production of primary iron to make steel.
Starbucks $1 billion restructuring to close stores, cut jobs
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2025
» NEW YORK — Starbucks Corporation plans to close stores and eliminate 900 jobs in a $1 billion restructuring effort as the company amps up a turnaround plan under Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol.
Hope for more rate cuts buoy Asian shares
Business, Published on 20/09/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares were headed for weekly gains on Friday on hopes of further interest rate cuts around the world, though the Nikkei retreated from record highs after the Bank of Japan said it would start to offload some of its massive equity fund holdings.
New government considers ways to stabilise baht
Published on 18/09/2025
» The new government will work with the Bank of Thailand to manage the baht, now trading at its strongest level in four years, and will monitor capital inflows and gold trading for any irregularities, the incoming finance minister said on Thursday.
Gold and baht causing headaches for central bank
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/09/2025
» The increase in errors and omissions in Thailand’s balance of payments may be linked to gold trading and the baht’s appreciation against the US dollar, says the head of the Bank of Thailand.
PM orders gold exports probe
News, Published on 16/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed authorities to investigate the abnormal increase in gold exports to Cambodia, amid concerns that the surge may be contributing to the rapid appreciation of the Thai baht in recent weeks.
Regional shares advance after Wall Street rally
Business, Published on 30/08/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, while mounting expectations for a US interest rate cut next month prompted investors to rotate back into riskier regional assets.
US tariffs on Indian goods double to 50% over Russian oil purchases
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US tariffs of 50% took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil.