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Thailand’s bad loan ratio is worse than China’s

Bloomberg Nonperforming loans at Thailand’s banks are set to peak towards the end of 2017, according to Fitch Ratings, an outlook that may salve investor sentiment in one of Asia’s worst-performing stock markets this year. Thai economic growth is subdued but relatively stable at about 3 percent, signaling a slower expansion in bad loans in the months ahead and an ...

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China’s rate guidance calms markets without giving game away

Bloomberg People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, who has likened monetary-policy communication to chess, is telling markets more about his moves as he makes them. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to give the game away. The PBOC’s regular cash injections are now coming complete with comments about their intent, helping to soothe markets just before the cash crunch ...

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Boeing overwhelms Airbus on Asian demand for 737 jet

Bloomberg Boeing Co. dominated the deal flow at the Paris Air Show, overwhelming rival Airbus SE on the back of Asian demand for the new Max 10, the biggest version of its 737 workhorse. The US planemaker secured orders and expressions of interest (EOI) for more than 500 jets worth as much as $66 billion, compared with Airbus’s tally of ...

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