Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Market reactions to Thai coup

From BusinessWeek:

Markets React to Thai Coup
SEPTEMBER 20, 2006
By Assif Shameen

"Two questions now hang over Asian economies following the surprise military ouster of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept. 19. What sort of damage would it inflict on a major regional economy and offshore auto manufacturing and parts production hub? And, more critically, would a sell-off of the Thai baht spill over into other neighboring currencies should jittery global investors indiscriminately stampede out of the region?"

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