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Won, baht lead year-end flips in Asian currency trends
Published on 30/12/2025
» Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting to unravel in the final trading days of the year, with the South Korean won and the Thai baht leading the reversals.
US dollar on course for worst year since 2003
Published on 24/12/2025
» SINGAPORE - The US dollar is headed for its worst annual performance in more than two decades as investors wager that the Federal Reserve will have room to cut interest rates further next year, even as some of its peers look set to start raising them.
Strong baht seen as economic threat
Published on 15/12/2025
» The baht is excessively strong, appreciating beyond what Thailand’s economic structure can handle, says caretaker finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Dumping cash for cards
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/12/2025
» International travel has been transformed more in the past decade than in the previous 50 years. Flights are booked instantly, hotels auto-recommend themselves, and in many major cities, cash has vanished almost entirely.
Vietnam is guiding the dong lower as US tariffs threaten exports
Published on 19/09/2025
» Vietnam is using the age-old tactic of currency depreciation to gain a competitive advantage over its Southeast Asian peers as nations look for ways to ease the burden from US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
KSAM touts greater investment in Pimco global bond fund
Business, Boonsong Lipimas, Published on 08/09/2025
» Krungsri Asset Management Co (KSAM) has stepped up its investment in Pimco GIS Income Fund with assets of more than 20 billion baht, becoming the largest investor in the fund.
Thai asset rally set to extend on tariff relief, foreign inflows
Published on 11/08/2025
» The Thai baht’s rally this quarter looks poised to extend, fuelled by easing trade tensions and a resurgence of foreign interest in local equities.
Thai baht’s surge at risk from turmoil, top forecaster says
Published on 07/07/2025
» The Thai baht’s four-month rally is likely to falter as political turmoil is expected to weigh on the economy, according to the currency’s top forecaster.
Stocks, dollar surge as US and China agree 90-day tariff relief
Published on 12/05/2025
» LONDON - Wall Street stock futures surged, the dollar rallied and gold prices slumped on Monday as the US and China agreed to temporarily slash the harsh tariffs imposed on each other and work together to limit economically damaging trade spats.
‘Asian crisis in reverse’ as currencies soar against dollar
Published on 06/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world’s export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in US assets.