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Asian markets rose Thursday to claw back some of the previous day's hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked by jobs data that soothed worries about the US economy.
4 days agoTech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs. ...
5 days agoThe eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, on Sunday said they had agreed a further slight hike to their oil production. ...
1 week agoBusinesses in many parts of the world have become reluctant to raise funds amid aggressive interest rate hikes led by the US Federal Reserve, but analysts say Indonesian companies benefit from a relatively supportive equity capital market.
3 years agoThe dollar wobbled around just below multi-decade peaks on Tuesday, as traders waited on a rate hike from the US Federal Reserve and for any clues about whether hints of a slowing economy will prompt a shift away from its focus on inflation.
3 years agoAsian stock markets were on course for their best week in months and the dollar held off recent record highs after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates for the first time in more than a decade and bets on the size of US rate hikes eased.
3 years agoAsian investors on Thursday struggled to maintain momentum from the previous day's equity rally and keep up with another Wall Street advance as growth fears continue to haunt trading floors and sap risk sentiment.
3 years agoAsian shares extended a global rally on Wednesday as strong US corporate earnings and the expected resumption of Russian gas supply to Europe helped lift sentiment and ease fears of a recession, while the dollar was mired near two-week lows.
3 years agoThe euro rallied on Tuesday after a Reuters story that European Central Bank policymakers will discuss whether to raise interest rates by 25 or 50 points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation.
3 years agoThe rupee 80.0600 against the greenback soon after trading started, Bloomberg data showed.
3 years agoMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, fell 0.46%, walking back some of the previous day's 1.8% gain, and heading back towards last week's two-year low.
3 years agoMost stocks fell Tuesday after a Wall Street sell-off fueled by fresh recession worries following a report that Apple planned to ease back on spending due to uncertainty over the economic outlook.
3 years agoIndonesia is estimated to require a total of US$4.3 billion to retire 9.2 GW of coal plants by 2030.
3 years agoIt is shaping up to be a fraught week for Europe as it waits anxiously to see if Russia resumes the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on July 21, while Italy teeters on the brink of political turmoil should Prime Minister Mario Draghi go ahead and resign.
3 years agoThe decision by the world's biggest palm oil exporter could further depress prices FCPOc3, which have fallen by about 50 percent since late April to their lowest in over a year.
3 years agoBelow-par earnings from Wall Street titans JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley compounded worries that companies' bottom lines would be hit by the economic fallout from a series of issues including rising prices, monetary policy tightening and the war in Ukraine.
3 years agoStock prices on Wall Street retreated after a sharp uptick in US inflation to 9.1 percent in June increased the risk of a possible recession.
3 years agoThe euro clawed its way back slightly after hitting parity with the dollar for the first time in two decades, though it remains under pressure from growing concerns about an energy crisis across the eurozone and the European Central Bank's slower pace of monetary tightening.
3 years agoIndonesia has chosen to carefully adjust to the global trend of rising fuel prices as it shields its economy from uncontrolled inflation.
3 years agoThe dollar index, a measure against six counterparts, with the euro most heavily weighted, was 0.2 percent higher at 108.43. It had earlier climbed to 108.47, its highest since October 2002.
3 years agoIndonesia may miss this year’s oil-output target due to project delays, an official at the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) said.
3 years agoMarket leading growth stocks pulled all three major US stock indexes into negative territory, with risk-off sentiment exacerbated by Macau's first casino shutdown in over two years to curb the spread of COVID-19.
3 years agoNord Stream I, the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, starts annual maintenance on Monday. Flows are expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets and companies fear the shut-down might be extended due to war in Ukraine and could disrupt plans to fill storage for winter.
3 years agoTwo multinational companies have expressed interest in investing in the Nusantara capital city project, the government has said, after Japan's Softbank pulled out of the enterprise in March.
3 years agoAn upbeat US June payrolls report already has the market wagering heavily on a hike of 75 basis points from the Federal Reserve this month, and sending bond yields higher.
3 years agoIndonesia will need some US$6.9 trillion per year for green infrastructure construction to achieve its 2030 sustainable development targets as stipulated in the Paris Agreement.
3 years agoEquities were in positive territory the entire session, a rarely upbeat day in a year in which stocks have been dogged by worries over inflation and tightening monetary policy.
3 years agoThe euro was at $1.0262, only a fraction above its overnight low of $1.0236, its weakest since late 2002.
3 years agoThe requirement to drop coal is burdensome for miners as the country has yet to build an adequate electricity grid powered by renewable energy.
3 years agoThe mood on trading floors has become increasingly gloomy in recent months as observers warn that sharp interest rate hikes aimed at curbing price rises could cause a contraction, compounding uncertainty caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.
3 years agoAsian shares inched up on Tuesday morning as positive economic data and hints of easing Sino-US tensions offered some respite to the recent sell-offs, though persistent fears about a global recession and sky-high inflation kept most buyers at bay.
3 years agoGlobal share markets wavered on Monday as a run of soft US data suggested downside risks for this week's June payrolls report, while the hubbub over possible recession was still driving a relief rally in government bonds.
3 years agoIndonesia may be unable to meet increasing demand for coal from European countries that are looking to stock up on the dirty fuel source as they reduce energy imports from Russia.
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