Markets sink as Trump’s tariffs roil global trading system
By AP and published by WPRI.com12 SHARES nosedived around the world today (Apr. 7) as higher US tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. European shares followed Asian markets lower, with Germany’s DAX falling 6.5% to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.9% to 6,844.96, while Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 5% […]
Read MoreUS stocks plunge, suffer biggest losses since Covid-19 crash amid escalating trade war
Updated report by Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom New York – Wall Street nosedived for a second straight day on Friday (Apr. 4), after China said it would strike back at US President Donald Trump with additional tariffs of 34 percent on American goods, escalating a trade war that has rattled […]
Read MoreLalai Sap market in Silom ‘only shut for 3 days’
BANG RAK district officials this afternoon (June 10) posted a message on its Facebook page that Lalai sap market off Silom road is only being closed for three days from today for coronavirus cleaning and undertaking proactive tests, Sanook.com said. The district debunked news that spread saying 310 people had been found to be […]
Read MoreAnother market alert as PM is to get AstraZeneca jab tomorrow
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to receive an AstraZeneca vaccination shot at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow (March 16) amid ongoing flare-ups at markets with an alert for another one issued this afternoon, Siam Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said An urgent notice was issued by the Pathum Thani Provincial Public Health Office telling people who visited […]
Read MoreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as […]
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