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Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

Anxiety returned as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthis rebutted claims they had lost key territory and top oil officials warned that global reserves were running worryingly low.

3 days ago
Markets

Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare

Both global benchmark Brent and West Texas Intermediate rebounded Tuesday and rose in early Asian trade, as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. ...

4 days ago
Markets

Euro slides as French fiscal worries grip markets

The euro weakened sharply on Monday to a 17-month low as fiscal worries in France amid a steep bond market rout stoked fears of contagion risks in the region, helping the dollar shrug off soft US jobs data that dented near-term rate hike expectations. ...

6 days ago

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Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase

Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

6 days ago
Markets

Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts oil prices to Asia

Aramco has been looking ​at offering discounts for oil loaded off Oman to compensate buyers for record freight ​rates, people familiar with the matter said last week, as it sought to protect its market ‌share ⁠after the regional conflict hit exports.

6 days ago
Markets premium

Danantara plans 10% IDX stake purchase

In February, Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani said that it was common practice for sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), a role Danantara partly fulfills, to hold stakes in global bourses, typically ranging from 15 to 30 percent.  

1 week ago
Markets

Dollar at 17-month high as global bond rout hits euro

The US dollar headed for its third straight week of gains on Friday, perched at a 17-month high as a bond market rout pushed borrowing costs across the globe to multi-decade peaks in the face of inflationary fears over higher oil prices.

1 week ago
Markets

Bonds set for bruising September but stocks little fazed

The rise in borrowing costs has been front-and-center for investors, given that sovereign yields are an anchor for global markets, a reference price for investing in riskier stocks and a benchmark for mortgages and corporate borrowing.

1 week ago
Markets premium

External pressure, fiscal risks weigh on rupiah

The rupiah has again breached a psychological threshold against the United States dollar as fading hope for a swift settlement of the Iran war pushes up global energy prices and inflation in Indonesia, triggering fresh capital outflows from Indonesia.

1 week ago
Markets

Stocks drop, oil rises as Hormuz hopes fade

Hopes for an easing of Middle East tensions were dashed at the weekend when Donald Trump rejected Iran's offer for a seven-day truce.

1 week ago
Markets premium

Stocks plunge as IDX lowers minimum price cap

Several other stocks were affected by the price floor change and hit the lower auto-rejection limit, including tech giant PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia, property developer PT Lippo Karawaci and PT Repower Asia Indonesia, as well as rice producer PT Buyung Poetra Sembada.  

1 week ago
Markets premium

Rupiah back near 18,000 on strong dollar, high oil price

At a hearing with the House of Representatives on Monday, BI Governor Destry Damayanti said the central bank had reduced its spot market foreign exchange interventions to 30 percent of total interventions because they were too costly.

1 week ago
Markets

Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer

Oil prices spiked with bond yields Monday as Donald Trump's rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce stoked inflation concerns, while stocks were mixed as traders look ahead to the release of key US data.

1 week ago
Markets

Mideast oil exports rebound in September as Saudi Arabia boosts shipments

The rebound came following a recovery in exports via the Strait of Hormuz, which were set to hit about 7.4 million bpd this month.

1 week ago
Markets

Dollar at 2-month highs as markets weigh rate hikes, Iran diplomacy

The dollar rose to its strongest level in two months on Wednesday on prospects of interest rate hikes in the near term, although easing oil prices could alter the global inflation and monetary policy outlook.

2 weeks ago
Markets

Stocks rise on AI buzz, drop in oil prices

Stock markets climbed on Tuesday as the success of Meta's new AI agent and US-China talks on artificial intelligence fanned a tech-led rally.

2 weeks ago
Markets

Shares tick higher as Fed hikes rates, dollar jumps

The US dollar hit a seven-week high against its major peers, underpinned by a jump in short-term Treasury yields as markets ramped up wagers that the Fed may have to lift rates again, with a move by December fully priced in.

3 weeks ago
Markets

Asian markets make nervous start ahead of Fed decision

Stocks made tentative gains at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a rise in global bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision due later in the day.

3 weeks ago
Markets premium

IDX launches short selling scheme after long delay

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) plans to issue the list of short-selling securities on Sept. 28, which is slated to take effect in October.  

3 weeks ago
Markets

Dollar near two-week high as oil surge lifts yields, Fed hike bets

The dollar inched up to trade near a two-week high on Tuesday as surging oil prices lifted Treasury yields and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week.

3 weeks ago
Markets premium

Stricter caps, trusted supply key for RI to hit $40 carbon price

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is targeting a carbon price of $40 per tonne, up sharply from the current level of $4-5 per tonne.

3 weeks ago
Markets

AI-linked Asian stocks slump after top lab CEOs call for development slowdown

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse of artificial intelligence. Both Elon Musk, who runs xAI, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said that they agree with Amodei.

3 weeks ago
Markets

Oil prices jump more than 2 percent after new strikes on Saudi, Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices had been expected to rise on Monday amid growing concerns about risks to supply from Saudi ​Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, whose East-West oil pipeline was shut on Friday by a drone strike that originated in ‌Iraq.

3 weeks ago
Markets

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher.

4 weeks ago
Markets premium

Growing domestic investor dominance double-edged sword for IDX

The stock market has seen a gradual recovery despite remaining vulnerable to foreign sell-offs amid global headwinds and lingering concerns over index provider MSCI’s upcoming review, with domestic investors increasingly in the driver’s seat.  

4 weeks ago
Markets

Stocks tumble as oil and inflation fan rate hike bets

Asian stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices extended gains and bond yields held at multi-year highs as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets.

1 month ago
Markets

China buys 1 million tons of US soybeans ahead of Xi visit, sources say

In late July, US President Donald Trump said Xi would visit Washington on September 24.

1 month ago
Markets

Currency markets subdued as oil shock lifts global yields

Currency markets treaded water in cautious trading on Thursday as investors weighed a fresh surge in oil prices and global bond yields, while the yen's powerful rally also took a breather ahead of United States PPI and inflation readings.

1 month ago
Markets

Yen extends rally to new seven-month high; dollar subdued ahead of CPI

The Japanese yen climbed to fresh seven-month highs against the US dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike while the dollar was subdued ahead of CPI data this week.

1 month ago
Markets premium

OJK to impose 5% ownership cap on IDX after demutualization

Entities that meet the criteria for “strategic shareholder”, such as Danantara, Bank Indonesia and the Finance Ministry, will still be permitted to hold stakes above the 5 percent cap.

1 month ago

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