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Trump tariffs take effect hiking trade levies to a 100-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.
Asian markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» HONG KONG - Asian markets battled Tuesday to recover from the previous day's tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald Trump's warning of more measures against China and Beijing's vow to fight "to the end" raised concerns the trade war could worsen.
Trump vows huge new China tariffs as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened new tariffs of 50% on China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
Singapore firm commits $1bn to Thai data centre
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk, Published on 18/03/2025
» DayOne, a Singapore-based data centre company, is pouring US$1 billion into Thailand over a three-year period for data centre development.
Dream Ventures adds Thai partner
Business, Published on 10/07/2024
» Dream Ventures, a US-based early-stage venture capital fund, is making inroads in Southeast Asia.
Conflict, US inflation pressure local stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/10/2023
» The war in the Middle East may escalate and US inflation remains high, putting pressure on Thai stocks to fall more than 2%.
Fed begins talks that could herald end of rate hikes
Published on 02/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday opened a two-day meeting to decide whether to raise its benchmark lending rate for a 10th — and possibly final — time to tackle rising prices.
Gold mine reopens after 6 years
Sitthipoj Kebui, Published on 21/03/2023
» PHICHIT: The Akara gold mine, also known as Chatree gold mine, resumed operations on Tuesday after a six-year suspension.
As in 2008, JPMorgan chief plays key role in bank rescue
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Consulted by policymakers and able to nudge his peers into action, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon played a key role in a bank rescue effort this week -- a situation sparking reminders of 2008.
Steps to wellness
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/06/2022
» It takes about 90 minutes for an eight-seater plane departing Suvarnabhumi International Airport to reach an airport on a small island in Trat province in eastern Thailand. Then all the guests of Soneva Kiri, a luxury resort operated by an award-winning sustainable resort operator, board a speedboat for the five-minute trip to their destination on the unspoiled island of Koh Kood.