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A truck passes over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on Aug. 18, 2026.
A truck passes over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on Aug. 18, 2026.`
Economy

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

US President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday, after negotiations between both countries that went down to the wire.

3 hours ago
Economy

Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

US, Japanese, German and French borrowing costs are at their highest levels in years or decades as debt levels in developed countries look increasingly unsustainable.

4 hours ago
Companies premium

Govt to centralize public procurement

President Prabowo Subianto has announced that all government procurement will be conducted through the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP), in a move he claims will save the state hundreds of trillions of rupiah and which will have a profound impact on the business landscape.

7 hours ago

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Markets premium

IDX outperforms Asian markets on domestic optimism

Analysts highlighted easing uncertainty following the assessment by global index provider MSCI, along with positive sentiment surrounding President Prabowo Subianto’s annual speech, as the main drivers of the stock rally.  

17 hours ago
Companies premium

Former Sritex workers pin hopes on Danantara takeover

Former employees of the bankrupt textile giant are hoping that a takeover of the assets by the state investment manager would help settle outstanding severance claims.

22 hours ago
Economy

Against all odds: A scholar's story that inspired many

From displacement to success, Maluku-born Richard Waery details how education and a scholarship opportunity opened numerous doors for him. His is a story of resilience and proof that one opportunity can change the course of a lifetime.

23 hours ago
Economy

Uneven demand amid Indonesia’s automotive recovery

Government programs, like the free nutritious meal initiative and Red and White Cooperatives, have helped drive commercial vehicle demand, but the boost may prove difficult to sustain.

23 hours ago
Markets

Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

Bond yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day, while stocks gave up early gains in Asian trade as a US-Iran truce expired and Tehran threatened to adopt a "fully offensive" military posture.

1 day ago
tech

Pluang announces Indonesia’s first agentic trading platform

Agentic trading is a technology for investing through an artificial intelligence assistant that can analyze, research and execute buy/sell actions in an active account, where every transaction requires final user confirmation.

1 week ago
tech

‘Vibe Coding’: How Asia’s finance teams are rewriting rules

AI coding agents allow finance teams to build solutions without needing an engineering background, as they only need to define the logic and desired outputs, while the AI writes the code, tests it and connects it to relevant data sources.

1 week ago
tech

Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash

The "create image" tool, unveiled Thursday, had integrated Google's Nano Banana 2 image-generation technology into Google Earth, letting users zoom into locations and build pictures in seconds based on the program's satellite, aerial and 3D-mapping data.

2 weeks ago
tech

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe

AI safety experts say the new disclosures paint a portrait of a group of cutting-edge labs whose ability to develop dangerous autonomous hacking agents outstrips their ability to keep them under control.

2 weeks ago
economy

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

US President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday, after negotiations between both countries that went down to the wire.

3 hours ago
economy

Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

US, Japanese, German and French borrowing costs are at their highest levels in years or decades as debt levels in developed countries look increasingly unsustainable.

4 hours ago
economy

Against all odds: A scholar's story that inspired many

From displacement to success, Maluku-born Richard Waery details how education and a scholarship opportunity opened numerous doors for him. His is a story of resilience and proof that one opportunity can change the course of a lifetime.

23 hours ago
economy

Uneven demand amid Indonesia’s automotive recovery

Government programs, like the free nutritious meal initiative and Red and White Cooperatives, have helped drive commercial vehicle demand, but the boost may prove difficult to sustain.

23 hours ago
economy

Japanese economy ekes out modest growth

The Japanese economy eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite the impact of the Iran war, official data showed Monday, but the reading fell short of market expectations.

2 days ago
companies

Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount

Moody's has published estimates that last summer's European heatwaves cost 43 billion euros (US$50 billion) in lost economic output while generating only about 500 million euros of insured payouts.

3 days ago
companies

Indosat launches Zankore by Indosat to serve Asia-Pacific’s AI demand

Blue-chip technology leaders join forces to build one of Southeast Asia's largest AI infrastructure platforms, targeting 1 gigawatt of NVIDIA DSX AI factory capacity.

1 week ago
markets

Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

Bond yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day, while stocks gave up early gains in Asian trade as a US-Iran truce expired and Tehran threatened to adopt a "fully offensive" military posture.

1 day ago
markets

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

Iran called on the United States to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war.

3 days ago
markets

Asian stocks set for weekly gain on fading US rate hike wagers

Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations of an imminent US rate hike, although faltering talks to end the war in the Middle East are likely to keep risk sentiment in check.

5 days ago
markets

Dollar firmer as markets await US inflation data for Fed clues

The dollar nudged a little higher in Asian trade on Wednesday, receiving limited additional strength after renewed attacks on shipping in critical waterways in the Middle East, as currency markets anxiously awaited the release of inflation data later in the global day.

1 week ago

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