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18 Aug

Political Turmoil Threatens Baht Resurgence as Traders Await BOT

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The Thai baht’s recent rally is under threat as markets digest the nation’s latest political drama ahead of this week’s central bank policy meeting.The baht has been one of the region’s top performing currencies since the start of July - aided partly by a reboundBloomberg Terminal in tourism - after hitting a near two-year low against the dollar in May. The resurgence may be derailed however, following a tumultuous period that included Paetongtarn Shinawatra winning a parliamentary vote to become the new prime minister, while a court ousted her predecessor. Source link lol

16 Aug

Tech Rally Propels Emerging Stocks To Best Week in Four Months

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Emerging-market stocks rallied on Friday, driven by tech companies in Asia, following US data which boosted investor optimism that the world’s biggest economy will avoid a recession. The MSCI gauge for developing world stocks climbed as much as 1.6%, extending their weekly gains to 2.8%, on track for the biggest since April. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung Electronics Co and Alibaba Group Holding are the biggest contributors to the rally. Source link lol

10 Aug

Nike Suspends Online Sales In Turkey After Customs Tax Increase

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Nike Inc. suspended online sales in Turkey via its website and mobile app, days after an increase in customs taxes levied by Turkey on online purchases from abroad. “We cannot guarantee our consumers that their orders will arrive smoothly and on time, so we are suspending online orders from Turkey for the time being,” the US sneaker giant said in a statement published on its official Turkish website. Source link lol

07 Aug

Airbnb Gives Soft Outlook on ‘Signs of Slowing Demand’ From US

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Airbnb Inc. shares plunged by the most ever after the company issued yet another disappointing outlook and warned of slowing demand from US vacationers.Bookings rose 8.7% in the second quarter to 125.1 million, falling well below analysts’ estimates. And Airbnb saidBloomberg Terminal it expects “sequential moderation” of growth in bookings in the third quarter, too, signaling that results will disappoint analysts who had projected an 11% gain amid the peak summer travel season. Source link lol