Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,462/1,457 points and the resistance at 1,475/1,482 points.</li><li>We therefore recommend underweighting Thai equities and waiting for an opportunity to buy back around the 1,371-1,422 point range (the level where the average MRP reaches -1 S.D. at 4.71-4.45%).</li><li>We therefore share the consensus view that the ECB is likely to cut the policy interest rate by 25 bps to 3.40% at its meeting on October 17.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,462/1,457 points and the resistance at 1,475/1,482 points.We therefore recommend underweighting Thai equities and waiting for an opportunity to buy back around the 1,371-1,422 point range (the level where the average MRP reaches -1 S.D. at 4.71-4.45%).We therefore share the consensus view that the ECB is likely to cut the policy interest rate by 25 bps to 3.40% at its meeting on October 17.

Weekly Strategy: Outlook for the SET Index: Reduce Weighting of Thai Equities, While Increasing the Weighting of Thai Bonds

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Microsoft's $650 million investment in Inflection under FTC investigation for potential undisclosed acquisition.</li>
<li>Texas introduces TXSE Group, backed by BlackRock, challenging NYSE and Nasdaq dominance.</li>
<li>Saudi Aramco's $11.2 billion stock offering supports Saudi Arabia's economic transformation.</li>
</ul>


Microsoft's $650 million investment in Inflection under FTC investigation for potential undisclosed acquisition.
Texas introduces TXSE Group, backed by BlackRock, challenging NYSE and Nasdaq dominance.
Saudi Aramco's $11.2 billion stock offering supports Saudi Arabia's economic transformation.


#14Business Buzz: Microsoft FTC Probe, TXSE Group Challenges NYSE, Aramco Aids Saudi Transformation

Global Commodities, Mint Finance

Srinidhi Raghavendra

Global Commodities

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>ETFs are synonymous with passive investing. It passive investing and beyond. ETFs have been stealing breakfast, lunch and dinner away from mutual funds.</li>
<li>Active ETFs have jumped from obscurity to ubiquity. &gt;70% of new ETF launches in the US over the last seven years have been active ETFs.</li>
<li>Active ETFs in the cheapest quintile command AUM of USD 325 billion while those in the most expensive quintile hold merely USD 35 billion.</li>
</ul>


ETFs are synonymous with passive investing. It passive investing and beyond. ETFs have been stealing breakfast, lunch and dinner away from mutual funds.
Active ETFs have jumped from obscurity to ubiquity. &gt;70% of new ETF launches in the US over the last seven years have been active ETFs.
Active ETFs in the cheapest quintile command AUM of USD 325 billion while those in the most expensive quintile hold merely USD 35 billion.


ETFs Are Reaching Way Beyond Passive Investing

Metals, Ores, and Mining Firms, Mint Finance

Pranay Yadav

Metals, Ores, and Mining Firms

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<li>The SEC's approval of 19b-4 forms marks a critical step towards spot Ethereum ETFs, signaling a potential near-term final approval that could drive significant ETH spot buying.</li>
<li>Despite recent gains following ETF approval news, Ethereum remains a laggard in the crypto rally, underperforming relative to Bitcoin and smaller cryptocurrencies like Solana, BNB, and Dogecoin.</li>
<li>Bitcoin faces headwinds from an expected influx of supply due to Mt. Gox repayments and losses from the DMM hack, which could pressure BTC prices in the short term.</li>
</ul>


The SEC's approval of 19b-4 forms marks a critical step towards spot Ethereum ETFs, signaling a potential near-term final approval that could drive significant ETH spot buying.
Despite recent gains following ETF approval news, Ethereum remains a laggard in the crypto rally, underperforming relative to Bitcoin and smaller cryptocurrencies like Solana, BNB, and Dogecoin.
Bitcoin faces headwinds from an expected influx of supply due to Mt. Gox repayments and losses from the DMM hack, which could pressure BTC prices in the short term.


Long ETH, Short BTC on Expected ETH ETF Approval

Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

Macroeconomics

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<li>The security token market, though, has slowly developed mainly due to declining risk appetites sparked by COVID-19 in 2020 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24-February 2022.</li>
<li>What has changed that led us to update readers on tokenization is the approval of Bitcoin ETFs</li>
<li>The Bitcoin ETFs will be the first step to allow institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. Next, we expect more ETFs of other well-known cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (ETH).</li>
</ul>


The security token market, though, has slowly developed mainly due to declining risk appetites sparked by COVID-19 in 2020 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24-February 2022.
What has changed that led us to update readers on tokenization is the approval of Bitcoin ETFs
The Bitcoin ETFs will be the first step to allow institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. Next, we expect more ETFs of other well-known cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (ETH).


Security Token Journal: Bitcoins to the Mass

United States

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Weekly Strategy: Outlook for the SET Index: Reduce Weighting of Thai Equities, While Increasing the Weighting of Thai Bonds

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,462/1,457 points and the resistance at 1,475/1,482 points. We therefore...

Krungthai XSpring

#14Business Buzz: Microsoft FTC Probe, TXSE Group Challenges NYSE, Aramco Aids Saudi Transformation

Microsoft's investment in Inflection faces FTC scrutiny, Texas launches TXSE Group to rival NYSE and Nasdaq, Saudi Aramco's stock offering aids...

Nimish Maheshwari

ETFs Are Reaching Way Beyond Passive Investing

ETFs were synonymous with passive investing. Not anymore. Active ETFs have jumped from obscurity to ubiquity. >70% of new ETF launches in the US...

Mint Finance

Long ETH, Short BTC on Expected ETH ETF Approval

SEC approval of 19b-4 forms paves way for spot Ethereum ETFs, while ETH lags behind in crypto rally. ETHBTC ratio may have present further upside.

Mint Finance

Security Token Journal: Bitcoins to the Mass

The Bitcoin ETFs will be the first step to allow institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. Next, we expect more ETFs of other well...

Bondcritic

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Weekly Strategy: Outlook for the SET Index: Reduce Weighting of Thai Equities, While Increasing the Weighting of Thai Bonds

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,462/1,457 points and the resistance at 1,475/1,482 points. We therefore...

Krungthai XSpring

#14Business Buzz: Microsoft FTC Probe, TXSE Group Challenges NYSE, Aramco Aids Saudi Transformation

​Microsoft's investment in Inflection faces FTC scrutiny, Texas launches TXSE Group to rival NYSE and Nasdaq, Saudi Aramco's stock offering aids...

Nimish Maheshwari

ETFs Are Reaching Way Beyond Passive Investing

ETFs were synonymous with passive investing. Not anymore. Active ETFs have jumped from obscurity to ubiquity. >70% of new ETF launches in the US...

Mint Finance

Long ETH, Short BTC on Expected ETH ETF Approval

​SEC approval of 19b-4 forms paves way for spot Ethereum ETFs, while ETH lags behind in crypto rally. ETHBTC ratio may have present further upside.

Mint Finance

Security Token Journal: Bitcoins to the Mass

The Bitcoin ETFs will be the first step to allow institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. Next, we expect more ETFs of other well...

Bondcritic

Microsoft's investment in Inflection faces FTC scrutiny, Texas launches TXSE Group to rival NYSE and Nasdaq, Saudi Aramco's stock offering aids...

SEC approval of 19b-4 forms paves way for spot Ethereum ETFs, while ETH lags behind in crypto rally. ETHBTC ratio may have present further upside.