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Oil prices surged and stocks sank Monday after US-Iran peace talks fell apart and Donald Trump announced a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears for energy supplies from the Middle East.
8 hours agoThe US oil benchmark rebounded above $100 a barrel on Monday after peace talks between the United States and Iran failed to make a breakthrough, and with US President Donald Trump ordering a blockade of Iranian ports. ...
13 hours agoOil prices jumped and most stock markets fell Thursday on investor concerns over the Middle East ceasefire holding and as the key Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked to traffic. ...
4 days agoAgriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesia cannot export rice to Malaysia to maintain domestic rice stocks.
11 months agoThe government has vowed to trade with China as usual after Beijing warned other countries against striking tariff deals with the United States at China’s expense.
11 months agoGold prices hit a fresh record on Monday while the dollar tumbled further along with Wall Street equities as President Donald Trump again slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
11 months agoLPG is the primary cooking fuel for households across the country and Indonesia largely relies on imports of the commodity to meet domestic demand.
11 months agoGold prices hit a fresh record Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump's tariff blitz and bubbling row with the Federal Reserve.
11 months agoEarlier this year, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita floated a proposal urging car manufacturers to lower new vehicle prices in a bid to reignite demand.
11 months agoThe talks between Ryosei Akazawa and President Donald Trump and other senior US officials were closely watched as a barometer for Washington's negotiations with other countries reeling from US tariffs
11 months agoA new incentive targeting hydrogen-powered cars might be on the books as the government considers options on how to absorb PLN's excess supply of the gas, which could help fuel Indonesia's energy transition.
11 months agoDanantara chief investment officer Pandu Sjahrir said on Monday that the fund is ready to become a “liquidity provider” to Indonesia’s capital market.
11 months agoContinuing jitters about US tariffs hit Asian stocks in early trade on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei tumbling more than 5 percent and gold hitting another record high.
1 year agoChina's yuan on Thursday fell to its lowest value against the US dollar since the global financial crisis, with the central bank cutting guidance for the sixth successive trading session against a backdrop of intensifying Sino-US trade tension.
1 year agoChinese stocks found some footing on Wednesday as state pledges to support the local market and surging interest in domestic tech firms softened the blow to sentiment from the 104 percent tariffs imposed by the US on Chinese goods.
1 year agoThe United States said on Tuesday that 104 percent duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the administration of President Donald Trump moved to quickly start talks with other trading partners targeted by sweeping tariffs.
1 year agoAsia stocks bounced off 1-1/2 year lows, European shares opened broadly higher and US stock futures pointed to a positive open for Wall Street where shares fell to their lowest in over a year on Monday, before steadying.
1 year agoBoth buyers and exporters of Indonesian shrimps are waiting for the negotiation result between Indonesia’s government and the Trump administration.
1 year agoJust before trading resumed after the holiday break, the local bourse adapted its circuit breaker rules, first introduced during the COVID-19 crisis, to better accommodate current volatility.
1 year agoAsian stocks bounced off 1-1/2-year lows and US stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as markets caught their breath after recent heavy selling on hopes that Washington might be willing to negotiate some of its aggressive tariffs.
1 year agoFinancial markets across the globe posted a third day of losses as investors worried that steep trade barriers around the world's largest consumer market could lead to a recession.
1 year agoBI held a meeting on Monday to respond to the plummeting rupiah by preparing several measures to stabilize the currency and maintain market confidence.
1 year agoMarkets in Indonesia have been closed since March 28 for public holidays, and trading will resume on Tuesday, April 8. Before the break, the rupiah had already been under pressure, dropping to its lowest levels since the 1998 financial crisis.
1 year agoThe Hang Seng Index ended down 13.22 percent, or 3,021.51 points, to 19,828.30 -- its heftiest drop since 1997 during the Asian financial crisis -- while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 7.34 percent, or 245.43 points, to 3,096.58.
1 year agoTechnically insulated from the recent rout due to its holiday closure, Indonesia’s stock market will hardly escape unscathed and is likely to take a delayed hit following the sharp sell-offs on other Asian exchanges when it reopens for trade on Tuesday.
1 year agoFutures markets moved swiftly to price in almost five quarter-point cuts in US rates this year, pulling Treasury yields down sharply and hampering the dollar.
1 year agoInvestors had been anticipating another week of turbulence as global trading partners reacts to the harsher-than-expected tariffs. US S&P 500 E-minis stock futures were last down 4 percent. Dow E-minis were down 3.8 percent, while Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 4.6 percent at the open on Sunday.
1 year agoMany newcomers have entered Indonesia’s fragrance market by introducing products on social media before selling them on e-commerce or consignment where consumers can purchase them offline.
1 year agoIndonesia exported $26.3 billion worth of goods to the US while importing only $9.5 billion, with key exports including electrical equipment, clothing and footwear, CPO and rubber.
1 year agoEquities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump's tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war and ramped up recession and inflation fears.
1 year agoCoal accounts for just over a third of global electricity production and phasing it out is fundamental to meeting climate change goals.
1 year agoNike is one of several sportswear brands heavily reliant on Vietnam as a production site and higher tariffs would force the company to absorb higher costs or hike its prices at a time when it is already discounting some items to clear inventory.
1 year agoCompanies may try to diversify supply chains, but Trump's reciprocal 34 percent tariff on China was accompanied by 46 percent and 49 percent tariffs on Vietnam and Cambodia, respectively - all Asian countries where companies had been shifting output.
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