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Rate hike concerns spook stock investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/05/2022
» Thai stocks extended losses on Monday as investors worry strong US jobs reports and the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war will drive the Federal Reserve to move with more aggressive and quicker rate hikes to fight inflation.
Fetco hits out at plans for transaction tax on stock trades
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/05/2022
» The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) has urged the Finance Ministry to abandon a proposal to collect a transaction tax from share trades, claiming the stock market still needs tax incentives to support long-term investment.
Bourse dips on hint of Fed rate hike
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/04/2022
» The Thai stock market slid on Monday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman's mention of a half-percentage point interest rate hike at the May meeting sent global stocks tumbling.
Covid payouts close to B60bn at end of March
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 22/04/2022
» Total payouts from Covid-19 insurance lump-sum claims rose to almost 60 billion baht at the end of March.
Stocks, gold diverge on war, Covid news
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/02/2022
» The Thai stock market tumbled 1.99% on Thursday while local gold prices rose by 850 baht after Russia launched attacks on multiple Ukraine cities.
Insurance head poised to increase fund
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/12/2021
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) plans to enhance the size of the General Insurance Fund (GIF) to help insurance companies handle liquidity issues amid the pandemic as well as set up a new assessment unit to prepare the industry for emerging diseases.
SET opposes share sales tax proposal
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/12/2021
» The Finance Ministry's plan to impose a tax on share sales will decrease the Thai bourse's competitiveness because it subjects investors to higher costs, says Pakorn Peetathawatchai, president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Zipmex mulling Asia-Pacific expansion
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/12/2021
» Zipmex, a digital asset exchange platform, is planning to expand its business to other countries in Asia-Pacific and is considering a partnership with a financial institution next year with the goal of becoming the region's leading digital exchange.
Markets plunge on new variant fears
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/11/2021
» Thai and global stock markets slumped yesterday after the emergence of a new and likely more contagious Covid-19 variant called B.1.1.529 that triggered a risk-off sentiment.
Foreign holdings of Thai stocks soar 35.5%
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/10/2021
» Foreign holdings of Thai stocks on the local bourse soared 35.5% to over 5.09 trillion baht, the highest level in three years, mainly thanks to an increase in share prices and foreign holdings of newly listed companies, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).