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In dire need of direction
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thai politics has once again reached a turning point, as the Pheu Thai Party had two prime ministers impeached by the Constitutional Court and is set to take up the role of an opposition party.
Asian equities revive after slow start to 2025
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/01/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks rose on Friday, aiming to shrug off a lacklustre start to 2025, while the dollar was steady near a two-year high as investors fret about United States interest rates staying higher for longer. Worries about tariffs and China's economy also kept a lid on gains.
Biden stimulus plan cheers Asian investors
Business, Darana Chudasri and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/01/2021
» Recap: Most Asian markets advanced yesterday on optimism about US President-elect Joe Biden's much-anticipated $1.9-trillion fiscal stimulus plan, even as Wall Street retreated. European stocks dropped as investors took profits after solid gains. Tokyo also fell as investors locked in gains after the Nikkei rose for five straight trading days to a fresh 30-year high.
Trading thins out ahead of Christmas break
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 21/12/2019
» Recap: Emerging market equity trading was mostly flat yesterday as volumes thinned ahead of the Christmas holidays, while the Turkish lira firmed after falling for five straight sessions in the wake of worsening relations between Ankara and Washington.
SET posts weekly gain despite global trade tensions
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 25/08/2018
» Recap: Two days of low-level talks failed to yield any progress in the US-China trade standoff, with new tit-for-tat tariffs creating further friction. Market sentiment was also pressured by the release of Fed meeting minutes pointing to another US interest-rate increase next month.