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Mid-year economic outlook: Growing with a bubble?
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 30/06/2017
» For the first time in several years, the World Bank has not adjusted its global growth forecast downward, even though there are signs of new risks. It foresees the world economy recording solid growth of 2.7% this year, improving to 2.9% in 2018 and 2019 -- thanks to the improving performance of large emerging economies such as China, India and Russia and a recovery in world trade after two bad years.
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Investment: A great rotation and a market bull run?
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/02/2017
» I started investing in the stock market a long time ago and I have been through many ups and downs of stock market cycles. Given the experience, I am generally quite resilient when it comes to stock market crashes. In the nearly 10 years since the subprime crisis in 2008, the Thai stock market has performed very well. In fact, if you had been investing in Thai equities since then, you would have received a total return including dividends much higher than if you had invested in any other neighbouring countries. Over the past year alone, the SET index has gone up 22.6%.
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All eyes on the British vote on membership in the EU
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 24/06/2016
» It's been almost impossible to turn on the TV lately without seeing a debate or analysis of whether the United Kingdom would be better off inside or outside the European Union. This morning many of you probably will be glued to your screens again as the votes in the Brexit referendum are counted. By around noon Thailand time, we should know whether Britons have chosen the status quo or an option seen as inconceivable not long ago.
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Goodbye 2015: A farewell to easy money
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 25/12/2015
» This Christmas marks the beginning of the end to an unprecedented era of easy money, a period in which businesses, investors and consumers had access to credit at cheaper prices. The US Federal Reserve last week voted unanimously to raise key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point after keeping rates near zero since the subprime crisis. The last increase was almost a decade ago in June 2006 -- a year before the first iPhone was released.
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India: The world's next shining star
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 31/07/2015
» Good news is hard to find these days, especially in Thailand. Our exports tumbled 7.87% in June, resulting in a 4.84% contraction in US dollar value in the first six months of the year. Meanwhile, the stock market is falling almost every day as corporate earnings weaken.
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The groans of August: yuan devaluation and beyond
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 28/08/2015
» The month of August does not usually bring good news to global financial markets. While it is a holiday time for many people, August has often witnessed the first signs of cracks in the global economy. We all remember the Russian debt default in 1998, the run on the British bank Northern Rock in 2007, the collapse of US financial markets in 2008 and the US loss of its AAA credit rating in 2011.
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The year of the goat could become dangerous
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 30/01/2015
» Welcome to the Year of the Goat. The goat is a symbol of harmony, peace and tranquillity. Despite this, I have recently received several warning messages about how this year will turn out to be a terrible year. Personally, it is supposed to be a good year for me and my zodiac sign, but it does not seem to be the case for the world in general.
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Building wealth in a low-interest-rate world
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 27/02/2015
» Driving around the area where I live, I've been struck by how many condominium projects there are — too many, it seems to me. It is hard to understand why people want to take the risk of building them when so many exist already. I wonder who will rent or buy them. Or do project developers know something I don't?
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What a collapsing oil price could mean in 2015
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 29/12/2014
» Although I did not put up a Christmas tree this year, somehow I feel more festive than ever. My family has been seeing a lot of relatives lately and we are travelling to beaches and mountains to be together during this holiday season.
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The world is getting spooky this Halloween
Business, Tientip Subhanij, Published on 31/10/2014
» Halloween is here. My mother-in-law in the US is busy picking out pumpkins for the day. Her grandchildren are busy dressing up as ghosts and witches on one of the oldest of Western holidays. Each year on Oct 31, children in costumes go from door to door to collect treats from their neighbours, while adults spend the night at frightening Halloween parties. I also have plans this Halloween and am looking forward to a good laugh.
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