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Shares rise as trade tensions ease slightly
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong & Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/04/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares rose yesterday in line with a global relief rally as trade tensions cooled and US Federal Reserve officials indicated they would be open to cutting interest rates earlier than anticipated.
Trump tariff tsunami sinks regional shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/04/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares fell to their lowest level in two months yesterday, extending a global selloff in stocks after US President Donald Trump's latest tariff measures drove investors into safe-haven assets.
Fed expected to slash interest rates next week
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/12/2024
» Analysts are expecting the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) at its Dec 18 meeting, prompting the Bank of Thailand to follow suit in 1-2 months.
Sky ICT unveils facial recognition ID system for airports
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/11/2024
» SET-listed aviation tech company Sky ICT has officially launched its automated biometric identification system using facial recognition technology, allowing tourists to conveniently pass through all check-in points at six Airports of Thailand (AOT) airports.
Asian rally continues in response to China stimulus
Business, Nuntawun PolkuamdeeNareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/09/2024
» RECAP: Stocks in Asia extended gains yesterday as risk appetite across financial markets got a further boost from a series of stimulus measures in China, where stock markets had their best week since 2008. A sharp fall in oil prices also bodes well for disinflation globally.
Shares boosted by growing hopes for a soft landing
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/08/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks closed in on a fourth month of gains, lifted by hopes of a soft landing for the US economy. The dollar was poised for its worst monthly performance in nine months on the view that US interest rates are all but certain to start falling next month.
Asian shares on track for fifth month of gains
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/06/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks were on track for a fifth straight month of gains on Friday, bolstered by a growing view that cooling US inflation could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease interest rates this year, while the yen tumbled to a 38-year low against the dollar.
All eyes on global monetary policy
Business, InnovestX Securities, Published on 27/01/2024
» The global economic and investment picture at the beginning of 2024 appears to offer a different outlook than in 2023. Every market seems to be more volatile, notably Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Singapore, Thailand, and even the US and Europe.
Thai Silk shifts to iconic lifestyle company
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 21/11/2023
» The Thai Silk Co, the operator of the Jim Thompson brand, is undergoing a transformation from a silk-focused enterprise to a pioneering iconic lifestyle company, with plans to diversify into the hotel and homeware sectors over the next 3-5 years.
Gold price could edge higher
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/10/2023
» Global gold prices could hit US$1,875 per ounce in the near term as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of ending soon, according to the Gold Traders Association (GTA).