DBS Group Research economist Chua Han Teng expects the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to keep its policy rate unchanged at 1.00% through 2026, after a second consecutive on-hold decision.
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a constructive view on USD/SGD after the pair briefly touched 1.2991 before closing near 1.2980.
UOB economists Enrico Tanuwidjaja and Sathit Talaengsatya note that the Bank of Thailand (BoT) kept its policy rate at 1.00% and is expected to hold this level through 2027.
MUFG highlights that strong earnings guidance from Micron Technology, a key AI memory supplier, has boosted sentiment in AI and tech stocks.
TradingKey - On Thursday Eastern Time, May inflation data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that the year-over-year PCE price index was 4.1% in May, in line with market exp
Commerzbank’s Bernd Weidensteiner and Christoph Balz describe the United States as a long‑term growth success, driven by population gains, immigration and productivity, but now facing a serious challenge from China.
Commerzbank economists Bernd Weidensteiner and Christoph Balz review 250 years of US economic history, highlighting how persistent inflation has eroded the value of the Dollar and how federal debt has surged back to World War II highs.
According to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the final GDP Growth Rate showed the economy expanded by 2.1% in the January-March period. The readings show a marked increase from the prior quarter’s 0.5% expansion.
Durable Goods Orders in the United States (US) declined by 4.5%, or $15.6 billion, in May to $332.1 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. This reading followed the 8.5% increase recorded in April and came in line with the market expectation.
According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 215K for the week ending June 20.
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky warns that a stronger Dollar and lingering Fed hike risks are pressuring Central and Eastern European currencies. Weaker FX raises inflation concerns for open CEE economies just as higher Oil and food prices loom.
DBS Group Research economist Sherilyn Chew analyses Indian government bond performance after the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) June 5 capital flow liberalisation.
Izidor Flajsman at TD Securities analyses past US equity ‘lost decades’ and finds that headline indices delivered flat to negative real returns, while Small Cap, Value, Energy and Non-Durables outperformed.
United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterates after meeting with leaders from Gulf nations that Iran’s toll system near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage to almost 20% of global energy supply, is unacceptable.