Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com,

I received a lot of questions on yesterday’s Charts that make you go: Hmmmm. That’ll teach me to post charts without commentary …

Hence let me offer some perspective on some of these charts and I w…

Central Pattana Plc (CPN), the SET-listed property and retail developer under Central Group, plans to spend 100 billion baht to expand its retail empire both at home and abroad over the next five years.

TOKYO: SET-listed developer Sansiri Plc and Tokyu Corporation, a major private Japanese railway firm, plan to develop a fourth joint venture condominium in Thailand worth 3 billion baht in Sri Racha.

Condominium prices on Sukhumvit Soi 39 and the Thong Lor area have surged by 40% over the past five years.

Thailand’s car market recorded aggressive growth for every brand during the first four months this year, reflecting a bullish market driven by optimistic economic sentiment.

Neighbourhoods along mass-transit lines that offer easy access to the central business district of Bangkok have long been a priority for property developers, especially those specialising in condominiums. Along the BTS, the area north of Victory Monume…

Indigo-dyed garments, created for centuries by artisans of the Ban Na Kham community in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom, are being featured beyond their home turf after joining the shelves of the City Fanstore at King Power Stadium in Leices…

Most clean-energy technologies are not on track to meet the world’s long-term climate goals, make energy universally accessible, and significantly lower air pollution, with just 4 out of 38 techs on track to do this, the International Energy Agency (IE…

The terms of reference (ToR) for the 224.54-billion-baht high-speed railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports to serve the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme are scheduled to be unveiled today.

Rising oil prices are unlikely to create a major headwind for the country’s ongoing economic growth, a sharp departure from the financial turbulence experienced after oil prices hit US$100 a barrel for the first time in 2008, says Deputy Prime Minister…

Most clean-energy technologies are not on track to meet the world’s long-term climate goals, make energy universally accessible, and significantly lower air pollution, with just 4 out of 38 techs on track to do this, the International Energy Agency (IE…

Most clean-energy technologies are not on track to meet the world’s long-term climate goals, make energy universally accessible, and significantly lower air pollution, with just 4 out of 38 techs on track to do this, the International Energy Agency (IE…

As the geopolitical drama between not only Iran and the U.S., but between the U.S. and its EU allies unfolds over Trump’s decision to pull out of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, Iran is vowing that U.S. sanctions can’t touch its oil exports. Of course, …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he’s “very hopeful” that a planned summit will proceed but laid the fate of the historic meeting squarely with Kim Jong-un,

Just how rich is “rich?” The answer, of course, depends on who’s asking – and these days, many are.

The BBC claimed on Wednesday that President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, was paid $400,000 by Ukraine to arrange a meeting between Trump and Ukraine’s billionaire oligarch President, Petro Poroshenko, an allegation Cohen and the Ukraine pres…

Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh was killed in the Texas school shooting.

Police could not say how the man and another stabbing victim made it to the ambulance station, which is now a crime scene.

TCI fund reveals it has built 7.4% stake

Peers in the House of Lords were discussing the “state of paralysis” in Northern Ireland.

Ride-hailing company looks to improve financial outlook ahead of expected IPO in 2019

Plus why Canberra mothers are leaving hospital so quickly.

In an interview with Australian Woman’s Weekly, Warner said the stress and taunting from the incident led to her miscarriage.

Two days after US Secretary of State laid out 12 draconian conditions for the US enter into a new nuclear deal with Iran, among which that Tehran must stop enrichment of uranium and never pre-process plutonium, allow nuclear inspectors “unqualified acc…

A US government employee stationed in China has suffered health problems “very similar” to those that afflicted several American and Canadian envoys in Cuba.

French President Emmanuel Macron is keen on leading a ‘start-up nation’ but wants tech giants to contribute more to society.

Well that escalated quickly…

Bond, Buy Bond…

Markets appear to have interpreted FOMC Minutes in a dovish manner, sending the dollar lower and bonds, stocks, and gold higher…

Overall, stocks managed to scramble back into the green f…

The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s US$1-trillion Government Pension Fund Global, has won support from top Norwegian economists and academics for its plan to dump oil and gas stocks. This non-binding support from Norway’s top universiti…

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t appear to be able to control his magic.

All the news you need to start your morning.

Competition from renewables, energy efficiency and battery storage to take toll

Uber pulls out of the state two months after a fatal accident involving one of its autonomous cars.

As wild speculation and questions abounded early this week over the whereabouts and status of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) — with some going so far as to suggest he was assassinated during a palace shootout a month ago — Saudi Arabia tr…

Tiffany & Co has had a reputation as a stodgy jeweller stuck in the past – but a bid to reinvent itself appear to have paid off.

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in a nerve agent attack, said on Wednesday her recovery has been “slow and painful”.

Authored by Doug Kass via Seabreeze Partners,

Surprise #7: Stagflation Emerges in the Last Half of 2018 and the Fed Tightens Four Times

Though economic growth slows, wage growth begins to spike. When unemployment falls to 3.5% a labor shortage dev…

The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an invitation for China to participate in a multinational naval exercise the US is hosting.

In a desperate attempt to prevent a currency crisis just as the Turkish Lira was crashing to record lows, dragging Turkish bonds and the broader economy with it, today the Turkish Central Bank did what many expected it would do long ago: it hiked rates…

Dominic Cummings, a key figure in the Leave campaign, says no real preparations are being made.

The President cannot legally block Twitter users because doing so violates their right to free speech, a New York judge ruled.

China will take in more natural gas from the United States to satisfy growing domestic demand, a Chinese consultancy has said amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing seeking to settle differences about a major U.S. trade deficit with Asia’s sec…

On May 21, Southern Company, the utility holding company based in Atlanta, with core electric utility franchise areas in Georgia and Alabama, announced a multi-billion dollar asset sale with proceeds designated to pay down debt. The buyer is NextEra En…

China will take in more natural gas from the United States to satisfy growing domestic demand, a Chinese consultancy has said amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing seeking to settle differences about a major U.S. trade deficit with Asia’s sec…

Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice,com,

Before February 2018, the S&P 500 was positive for a record 15 months in a row. Despite the seemingly perfect track record, a series of daily record highs, and unprecedented levels of positive…

The daughter of an ex-Russian spy poisoned in Salisbury makes her first video statement since the attack.

People who sleep for less than seven hours during the week but catch up on sleep on the weekend live just as long as long-sleepers.