Thai Economy to Get Support From Tourism, Private Consumption -- Market Talk

Rebounding tourism and private consumption should support Thailand's economy, but the slow pace of recovery could weigh on consumer confidence, ADB says.

WSJJul 17 00:38 ET

Market Chatter: Thai Cabinet OKs 100 Billion Baht Soft Loan for Commercial Banks

Thailand's cabinet greenlit a 100 billion-baht soft loan scheme for commercial banks, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing deputy finance minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.Under the scheme, the central bank

MT NewswiresJul 16 22:41 ET

China's Central Bank Holds Key Policy Rates Steady -- Update

China's central bank kept key policy rates unchanged on Monday, indicating a likely hold on the country's benchmark lending rate later this month even as signs of economic weakness raise expectations that easing may be in the pipeline.

Dow JonesJul 15 02:55 ET

Citic sec: Optimizing the LPR mechanism to improve the quality and efficiency of finance.

Currently, OMO has gradually become the core of policy interest rates. Optimizing loan pricing benchmarks can help improve interest rate transmission efficiency, balance the goals of the money and credit markets, alleviate the impact of asynchronous pricing of deposits and loans, and help stabilize bank interest margins.

Zhitong FinanceJul 14 21:27 ET

HTSC: An analysis of the potential direction of consumer tax reform.

According to a research report published by htsc on the Zhitong Finance App, the reform of consumption tax may focus on adjusting the taxation scope and tax rate, discretionary delay in the collection process, moderate downward shift of income distribution to marginally alleviate local fiscal gaps, but with relatively mild macro-level impacts.

Zhitong FinanceJul 9 01:57 ET

Thailand's Inflation Expected to Remain Weak in 3Q -- Market Talk

Thailand's headline inflation is expected to remain weak in 3Q before returning to above 1% in 4Q, Pipat Luengnaruemitchai, an economist at BofA Securities, says in a note.

WSJJul 9 00:44 ET