Philippines May Cut Rate to Join Asian Easing
The Philippines may cut interest rates for the first time since July 2009, joining nations from Australia to Thailand in easing monetary pol...
Thai Officials Give Conflicting Flood Warnings
Thailand’s navy downplayed concerns of flooding in inner Bangkok after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned the capital may be at risk,...
Siam Cement, Thai Building-Material Makers Gain on Flood Demand
Siam Cement Pcl (SCC) paced gains in shares of Thai construction-material producers on speculation demand will surge after the nation’s wors...
Baht Is Steady After Bank of Thailand Says It Bought Dollars
Thailand’s baht was steady after the central bank said yesterday it had intervened in the foreign- exchange market “recently” to curb volati...
Asian Currencies Advance After Data Reduces Concern Recovery is Faltering
Asian currencies advanced, led by Malaysia’s ringgit, as better-than-forecast U.S. and Japanese economic data reduced concern the global rec...
Thaksin Granted Visa to Japan
Japan said today it had granted an entry visa to exiled former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup, 10 days after ...
Rice Prices Up 70% Make Asian Inflation Tough for Central Banks to Digest
Asian cuisine may be too much of a good thing for some of the region’s central banks as policy makers grapple with the challenge of respondi...
