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Toyota still top dog in auto sales
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» TOKYO - Toyota sold a record 9.98 million vehicles last year, it said Thursday, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen to maintain its title of world's biggest automaker.
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.
How to control a rising baht?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2013
» With the US, Japan & Europe all pumping money into their economies, the baht is rising & exports getting more expensive & less competitive, but what can be done?
Rubber advances most in six months
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/04/2013
» Rubber jumped by the most in six months after Japan's currency slid to the lowest level since June 2009, boosting the appeal of yen-denominated futures.
Japan approves $5.3 bn stimulus budget
AFP, Published on 26/10/2012
» TOKYO - Japan on Friday approved a US$5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with a general election on the horizon.
Bond yields hold at 2-month low
Published on 25/10/2012
» The yield on Thailand's five-year government bonds held at a two-month low after foreign funds pumped money into the nation’s debt. The baht was little changed.
SET index rises 0.4%
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2012
» Thai stocks advanced 0.4% on Friday as Asian markets rose on encouraging retail sales and jobs figures in the United States, analysts said.
Baht rally stalls on China, bonds up
Published on 01/10/2012
» Thailand's baht stalled following its best quarter in two years after official reports today signaled an economic slowdown is deepening in China and Japan, the nation’s biggest export markets. Bonds gained.
SET index inches up
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2012
» Thai stocks barely moved on Monday with little news to sway sentiment, beyond global investor concern about the financial health of Spain and Greece.