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Stocks drop, gold and oil up as Israel hits Iran
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/06/2025
» SINGAPORE — Stocks fell along with equity-index futures and investors rushed to the safety of haven assets after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear programme sites in a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Crude oil jumped 11%, the biggest move in more than three years.
Thaksin signals Thai policy reset to cut deal with US on tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thailand needs to revamp its import regulations and investment promotion policies — key drivers for Chinese capital flows into the Southeast Asian nation in recent years — as a hefty US tariff threatens to hurt the nation’s export-driven growth, according to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thai opposition pitches stimulus plan to cope with US tariff
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand's main opposition party called for an economic stimulus package to cope with the US tariff after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra signalled that trade talks to secure relief from the levy have been stalled.
Trump floats possible exceptions to 10% baseline tariff
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump said he could offer some exemptions to his 10% tariff on most US trading partners — even as he insisted that it was “pretty close” to a floor for nations seeking to negotiate trade deals.
Singapore expected to ease currency settings on tariff risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2025
» Singapore’s central bank is expected to ease monetary policy settings further, days after United States President Donald Trump unleashed the steepest tariffs in a century, threatening to disrupt global trade and sparking risk of retaliation.
Dollar funding demand grows as risk aversion rattles markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2025
» SINGAPORE - Demand for dollar funding picked up momentum on Monday as deepening risk aversion rattled the global financial market.
Thailand's richest man picks bad day to debut his flagship firm
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2025
» Thailand's richest man may have picked a bad day for his newly forged flagship company, Gulf Development Pcl, to begin trading.
Trump tariffs won’t yet force rate cut, says Bank of Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2025
» Thailand's central bank defended its monetary policy stance as "robust" enough to withstand volatility from United States President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on trading partners, signalling that it may refrain from further easing after last week’s surprise cut.
Trump holds off on Colombia tariffs, agreement on deported migrants
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will hold off on imposing threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants, the White House said.
Singapore pivots to monetary easing as it flags growth risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore's central bank loosened its monetary policy settings for the first time in nearly five years on expectations price pressures will keep abating and growth momentum will slow.