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TDRI: Make foreigners hedge
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 11/05/2013
» Authorities should use capital flow management to address baht appreciation rather than wait for an interest rate cut by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), because foreign capital inflows are going to persist, says Ammar Siamwalla, an economist at the Thailand Development Research Institute.
Central bank assures readiness of ammunition
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Bank of Thailand is ready to take action to slow the baht appreciation even though foreign capital inflows over the past few months have shifted to bonds with longer maturities.
Prasarn warns of loan risks
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 17/04/2013
» Thai businesses could face losses from changes in foreign exchange rates if they overborrow from overseas markets in the hope of securing a relatively lower lending rate, says Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.
Baht continues to gain
Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 10/04/2013
» The baht continued to gain strength on Wednesday, as policy makers said they would take steps to rein in the Thai currency if necessary
MPC edgy but maintains rate
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 04/04/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday voiced stronger concern over the brisk trade in property and equities and the surge in bank credit but still kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 2.75%.
BoT demands clarity on zero-interest mortgages
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 03/04/2013
» The Bank of Thailand has asked banks to clarify the interest burden on its proliferated zero-interest mortgage campaigns to customers.
Spillover of Cyprus shock warned
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 03/04/2013
» The confidence shock in Cyprus could soon spill over to other economies and threaten the euro zone's recovery, says a senior economist at the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Bond market chief sees no need for rate cut
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 27/03/2013
» The Monetary Policy Committee may not need to cut the policy interest rate after all even though an influx of speculative foreign funds has caused volatility and the baht appreciation, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
Fitch: Public debt commitment key
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 19/03/2013
» The upgrade of Thailand's credit rating reflects the government's clearer stance of keeping the public debt target by reducing money spent on either the rice subsidy programme or government official welfare, says Fitch Ratings.
Household debt worries MPC voters
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 07/03/2013
» High credit growth, a surge in household debt and worries about asset prices prevented most Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members from voting to cut the one-day repurchase policy interest rate at their Feb 20 meeting, show minutes of the meeting.