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Gold Market Plummets in Most Volatile Week Since 1980 as Speculative 'Blowouts' Spark Alarm
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (603+ words) Thai Gold Traders Association issues urgent warning to app-based investors as bullion prices swing by 10,000 baht, triggering mass forced liquidations. The Thai gold market has been plunged into a "rollercoaster" era of instability, marking the most violent price fluctuations seen…...
BOJ May Raise Rates in March if Yen Drops Further: Economist
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (288+ words) "A March rate hike could come into view if the yen depreciates more than expected," Kono said in a speech at a meeting hosted by the Research Institute of Japan, a Jiji Press affiliate. He explained that Japan's low real…...
Thai gold prices drop THB1,300 amid global market turbulence
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (609+ words) On Friday (February 6), the Gold Traders Association reported a sharp drop of THB1,300 per baht weight after the market opened at 9.05am, bringing the price to THB72,000 per baht." This marked a significant decrease from the previous day's closing price. On Thursday (February…...
Sansiri keeps pace, tightens liquidity control to ride out the economic storm
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1069+ words) Uthai Uthaisangsuk, president of Sansiri Plc, likened the company's business outlook for 2026 to driving on a road where it is still not possible to push the pedal to 120 kilometres an hour." Sansiri, he said, is moving at around 80 kilometres an…...
2025 trade shifts: Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand widen US surplus but deepen China deficit
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (447+ words) In 2025when US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on trading partners to narrow America's trade deficitexport-driven Southeast Asian economies ended up widening their trade surplus with the United States even as they ran deeper deficits with China. Nikkei Asia cited official…...
Gold, silver extend slide as CME hikes margins after rout
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (372+ words) Gold and silver fell again on Monday (February 2, 2026), extending steep losses after a historic sell-off late last week, as a stronger US dollar, easing geopolitical risk and tighter trading conditions weighed on precious metals. Spot silver fell sharply to around…...
TFEX widens daily price limits for gold and silver futures amid volatility
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (272+ words) Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) said it has adjusted daily price limits for gold and silver futures amid extreme volatility in global bullion markets that could leave existing limits insufficient and prevent trading from reflecting real market conditions. TFEX said global…...
Japan's negative net worth hits 699 T. yen at the end of FY 2024
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (237+ words) The first expansion in two years in the state's negative net worth reflected an increase in the issue amount of new Japanese government bonds, according to the ministry's announcement on Friday. The government's assets as of March 31, 2025, the end of…...
Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair Amid Global Scrutiny
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (465+ words) US President Donald Trump has officially nominated Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. This announcement comes as current Chairman Jerome Powell's term is set to end in mid-2026. Warsh's nomination has raised…...
Thailand forecasts THB42.23 billion surge for Chinese New Year 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1496+ words) Chinese New Year" is a significant period when people reunite with families for prayers, shopping, spending time together, and travelling. It is one of the highest-spending periods of the year and a festival that globally influences both the economy and…...