Market commentary on Thai stocks and the SET Index.
Household debt up sharply: Reckless policy and slow growth at fault. Average household debt in the year to date has risen by 20.2%, the highest growth in nine years, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). (Bangkok Post, 16/9/16) BoT watch on foreign bondholders. The Bank of Thailand […]
Read More →Well that was rather fortuitous. At the beginning of last week I wrote that I hate the month of September, and this has year been no different with some -6% knocked off the SET so far this month. Granted I personally may be influenced because I still remember the times of ’07 and ’08 regarding […]
Read More →Fixing of structural issues urged. THE ECONOMY has the potential to grow by 4.5-5.5 per cent a year if the country addresses hindering structural issues, said Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob. (The Nation, 7/9/16) Nod for Gold Line monorail, but impact study requested. THE BT3.8-BILLION Gold Line monorail project for western Bangkok along the […]
Read More →It’s September! The month I dread, where for some reason things that can go wrong, do go wrong and markets pullback. After the litany of negative headlines seen in the past 12 months, what can we expect this month?
Read More →So we are approaching the wonderful month of September where things normally go wrong. There are a litany of potential market negative news that could hit so lets see how everything unfolds. Sector wise, interesting that consumer products index hasn’t quite kept up the runs in services, and that insurance names continue to be weak […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 33 mn N/A Sell(s) THB 2.4 bn MTLS – A huge sale from the owner. Does he not see a continuation of the 50% YoY growth after 2017? TKN – Again the major shareholders sell, looks like a block trade BEAUTY – See TKN BA – Now this is a rarity, […]
Read More →Targeted strategies to boost exports being devised — With exports remaining sluggish, the Commerce Ministry is devising targeted strategies to improve the situation next year. (Bangkok Post, 22/8/16) Economic corridor transport projects expected to go to Cabinet soon — DEPUTY Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak expects to propose the transport-system projects to serve the planned East […]
Read More →Thai referendum: Military-written constitution approved — A clear majority of Thai referendum voters have backed a draft constitution written by an army-appointed committee. Unofficial tallies show that 61.45% voted in favour. The military threw out the old constitution when it took power in 2014, after months of political instability and sporadic violence. Supporters of the […]
Read More →And so we know what’s happened, the new constitution has passed, so a market rally is of course happening, pre the last 2 elections the market ran some +20%, so lets see how far this one will run.
Read More →Call to reinstate power of FIDF on bailouts — The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) will propose that Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong reinstate the power of the FIDF to bail out failing financial institutions in a bid to avert future financial meltdowns. (Bangkok Post, 1/8/16) Fitch predicts increase in Thai bad loans — Fitch Ratings expects […]
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