According to the Belarusian State News Agency: The Belarusian President will meet with Russian President Putin in Moscow on April 11.

Market news: Russia cancels Angara rocket launch for second time.

Bank of Thailand: There are still some concerns about digital wallets.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange documents show that HSBC Holdings (00005.HK) spent HK$300.4 million to repurchase 4.7 million shares on April 9.

[Large-scale power outage in Nikolaev, Ukraine] The Ukrainian National News Agency reported on April 10 that a local energy company said that a large-scale emergency power outage occurred in Nikolaev, Ukraine that day. Power engineers are currently repairing it.

Bank of Thailand: There are upside and downside risks to GDP forecasts for 2024 and 2025.

Bank of Thailand: The number of foreign tourist arrivals is expected to reach 39.5 million in 2025.

Bank of Thailand: Imports are expected to grow by 3% in 2025.

Bank of Thailand: Exports are expected to grow by 2.8% in 2025.

Bank of Thailand: Public spending is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2024.

Bank of Thailand: Private investment is expected to grow by 3.3% in 2024.

Bank of Thailand: Private consumption is expected to grow by 3.5% in 2024.

Bank of Thailand: The economy is expected to grow by 1% year-on-year in the first quarter.

Bank of Thailand: Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to reach 35.5 million in 2024.

Bank of Thailand: Exports are expected to grow by 2% and imports by 2.5% in 2024.

[Danske Bank: Higher-than-expected US inflation will strengthen the dollar] Mohammad Al-Saraf, assistant foreign exchange and interest rate strategy at Danske Bank, said in a report that if the US inflation data in March is higher than expected, this should boost the dollar. If the monthly core CPI rises by 0.4% or more, it may increase confidence that the Fed will maintain its current stance for a longer period of time, especially given the strong employment data in March. This may boost the dollar within the G-10. He also pointed out that the US CPI has exceeded expectations in the first few months of this year.

Bank of Thailand: There are uncertainties in the recovery of exports. Exports will gradually recover in the second half of the year.

Bank of Thailand: Core inflation is expected to be 0.6% in 2024 (1.2% expected in November last year).

Bank of Thailand: Will closely monitor fluctuations of the Thai baht.