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Bank of England keeps rates on hold
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2016
» LONDON - The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, wrong-footing many investors who had expected the first cut in more than seven years with Britain's economy reeling from last month's vote to leave the European Union.
Bank of England mulls rate cut after vote for Brexit
AFP, Published on 13/07/2016
» LONDON - The Bank of England is mulling whether to cut interest rates for the first time in over seven years to curb economic fallout from Britain's vote to exit the EU.
Sterling bounces back on PM appointment
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2016
» LONDON - Sterling rose along with UK government bond yields on Tuesday as the early anointing of interior minister Theresa May as prime minister fed into a generally improved global mood among financial investors.
Casting a wide net
News, Postbag, Published on 09/07/2016
» Last year, roughly one in every six fish sold around the world was caught illegally. That number is now poised to drop, thanks to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the world's first international treaty designed to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Call to stop nominees' e-payment deals
Business, Published on 08/07/2016
» Tour operators have urged the government to prevent tour nominees in Thailand from using the electronic payment system to make financial transactions as it would benefit their illegal travel businesses here.
Japan 20-year bond yield goes negative
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/07/2016
» TOKYO - Japan’s 20-year government bond yield dropped past zero for the first time as ultra-low yields worldwide failed to deter investors from rushing to buy the safest assets.
Brexit triggers surprise emerging market asset rally
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2016
» NEW YORK - When British voters shocked world markets by voting to leave the European Union last week, emerging markets assets seemed among the most vulnerable to a full-on retreat to safe havens from riskier investments.
Pattaya hoteliers hit by low-season gloom
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 02/07/2016
» Tourism-related operators in Pattaya are facing a hard time as the domestic and global economic downturns are hurting the purchasing power of tourists and forward bookings.
Law amendment stirs unease
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 28/06/2016
» Local tour operators are concerned about the possible impact of a legal amendment that would set a minimum price for tour services.
Post-Brexit world asks what's next
Published on 24/06/2016
» The world continues to react with shock and confusion to the decision by British voters on Friday to leave the European Union. Markets are in turmoil and political leaders have begun to debate whether the divorce should be quick and businesslike or protracted and acrimonious.