Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Bangkok’s long road to recovery: The city’s reopening presents a new governor with major opportunities and long-standing challenges. Before the pandemic, Bangkok was undoubtedly a top global tourist destination, with an inexpensive cost of living and plenty of accommodation on offer. The capital welcomed 66.9 million visitors in 2019, including 24.8 million foreigners, drawing in […]
Read More →It’s earnings season, financials will be the first ones out of the gates. Market may be positively surprised…I’m looking fwd to reading KKP’s quarterly MD&A as it’s normally the most insightful.
Read More →Domestically there isn’t enough interesting news to hit 10… Thailand’s National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for vaccines reached Maturity Level 3 – the second-highest level in the WHO regulatory systems classification system – on Aug 27, according to info published on its website. BoI incentives push for ‘Industry 4.0’: The Board of Investment (BoI) approved incentives […]
Read More →Govt caps diesel at B30/litre: The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has approved a cap on diesel prices of 30 baht per litre starting from next Monday until the end of the month to help reduce living costs for consumers, Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said yesterday. Bangkok Post PM outlines vision […]
Read More →Commodities. It isn’t stopped. Brent oil north of 80, coal skyrocketing, nat gas skyrocketing etc etc… China just said told its government officials “GET ALL THE COMMODITIES YOU CAN”…I thought that this is was a group that was supposedly clever and long term in their strategic thinking… Whilst we’re grinning from ear to ear in […]
Read More →Aren’t markets friggin’ fantastic? Last week I laid out these thoughts: “Our playbook for the next few weeks are along these lines….US markets will be smacked for the next 1-2 weeks, USD strengthens due to the hawkish rhetoric regarding tapering, commodities pull back and the USD 3 trn stimulus bill in the US doesn’t pass. […]
Read More →Moody’s said Thai banks are strong with 152.2% reserves, helps cushioning potential rise in NPLs. Finance Ministry will pump additional money into the economy system in 4Q to further improve the flagging economy amid the prolonged pandemic, said director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has rejected speculation regarding the […]
Read More →Ah that wonderful September feeling where did you disappear to? Evergrande is all of the news at the moment, despite this being spread around the investment community for the past 5-6 months. And this is apparently what’s driving the markets on the way down. Our playbook for the next few weeks are along these lines….US […]
Read More →‘Rose of north’ set to bloom: Jab rates way behind target as oct 1 launch for latest sandbox nears. From Phuket to Koh Samui, the country is nervously navigating its way through a reopening of the tourism industry. Chiang Mai could be next to roll out its carpet to welcome back visitors near and far. […]
Read More →Look at the technology sector since GULF took more shares in INTUCH therefore controlling ADVANC (AIS). When you talk to those working at AIS, there’s already a shift with the management/employees working there (ie. less middle management Singaporeans). GULF will probably extract as much cash as possible from ADVANC/INTUCH, but then I wonder what happens […]
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