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Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2023
» Rice prices in Asia have surged to the highest level in more than two years as importers build up stockpiles on fears that the onset of El Niño will parch plantations and damage crops.
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2023
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) may raise the policy rate one last time at the end of the month after a steady pace of tightening since August helped bring inflation back to target in less than a year, according to analysts.
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Bitcoin is having its worst week since November as an equity selloff, fear over higher interest rates and an escalating United States regulatory crackdown on crypto combine to hurt investor sentiment.
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/02/2023
» A slew of billion-dollar infrastructure projects and an upswing in tourism will fuel Thailand’s expansion this year, shielding the economy from weaker exports and any possible delay in the budget approval due to elections, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/02/2023
» A rally in Thai equities that sent the benchmark SET Index to a fourth straight monthly gain in January is losing steam as foreign investors pulled out money for eight straight days, the longest stretch of withdrawals in more than seven months.
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2023
» JAKARTA: Asia’s manufacturers are improving at the start of the year as the region becomes more optimistic about how China’s re-opening might help offset an otherwise gloomy outlook for the rest of the world.
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2023
» MANILA: Southeast Asian central banks look like they are close to done fighting inflation using interest rates, with economists seeing the tightening cycle ending after 25- to 50-basis points of moves in the coming months.
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2022
» A better-than-expected rebound in foreign tourist arrivals, lower oil prices and sliding shipping costs are brightening the outlook for Thailand’s current account, potentially offering a reprieve for the country's currency trading near a 16-year low.
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2022
» Asian governments spent about US$50 billion in foreign-exchange reserves last month -- the highest level since March 2020 -- to defend their currencies from a relentless advance in the dollar.
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2022
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has signalled sticking with measured moves going forward to fight inflation without derailing the economic recovery, after raising the benchmark policy rate for the first time in more than three years.