Asian stocks wavered on Wednesday after the S&P 500 and European shares ended at record highs, in the face of US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats on auto, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports.

Indonesia imported over 10.47 million tonnes of nickel ore last year. Some 97 percent was procured from the Philippines.

Hong Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets Tuesday as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China's top business leaders fanned hopes that a years-long crackdown on the private sector is coming to an end.

The IDX Composite surged 2.9 percent on Monday, driven by gains in banking stocks as investors anticipated dividend announcements from state-owned banks.

The yen rose on Monday in a boost from upbeat Japanese GDP data, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars held broadly steady ahead of policy decisions later in the week.

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) plans to import 200,000 tonnes of raw sugar to safeguard government stocks and prevent excessive price fluctuations ahead of Ramadan.  

Global prices soared to an all-time high this week as many investors turn to the precious metal as a safe haven asset amid geopolitical and global economic uncertainty.

The IDX Composite closed 0.38 percent higher on Friday, rebounding after the previous day’s decline.

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Friday, while the dollar eased as investors contended with US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs that were not immediately imposed as well as US data allaying investor worries on inflation.

Agusman explained that the council would have a similar function to the World Gold Council in London in facilitating demand for gold.

In addition to growing worries over a global trade war, analysts say negative sentiment over Prabowo's sweeping budget cut policy contributed to the IDX Composite’s 1.4 percent decline on Monday.

The surge in renewable energy installations meant China hit its 2030 target six years ahead of schedule, underscoring the speed of its clean energy rollout.

The IDX Composite index dropped by 1.93 percent on Friday, the biggest weekly decline since mid-2024.

Asian stocks inched up on Friday ahead of key US payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war could be averted, while the yen hit its highest in nearly two months on rising odds of more rate hikes in Japan this year.

The IDX Composite index dropped 2.12 percent on Thursday, reaching its lowest level since June.

Asia shares rose on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street following a see-saw session, while US Treasury yields came under pressure after mixed economic data.

Customers have flooded social media to express frustration over fuel shortages at Shell filling stations, sharing photos and videos of empty pumps and “closed” signs.

The IDX Composite rose by 0.62 percent on Tuesday after reports of the US postponing import tariffs for Canada and Mexico for one month. 

Indonesia will not be able to shut down all coal and other fossil-fuel power stations within 15 years, says special presidential envoy Hashim Djojohadikusumo, walking back a statement made by President Prabowo Subianto at last year’s G20 summit.

The IDX Composite closed lower on Monday, falling by 1.11 percent after United States President Donald Trump announced an increase in import tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

Asian stock markets slumped on Monday and European and US equity futures pointed sharply lower after President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China triggered fears of a broad trade war and a hit to global growth.

The dollar surged on Monday, pushing its Canadian counterpart and Mexican peso to multi-year lows while China's yuan slumped to a record low in offshore trading after US President Donald Trump kicked off a trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs.

New rules require firms to give 20 percent of their land to smallholders before the government extends their permits.

Pertamina has launched Diesel X, a low-sulfur vehicle fuel claimed to be relatively environmentally friendly and efficient.

Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from holidays, but relatively strong earnings from US tech giants kept risk sentiment intact while tariff threats pushed the dollar and gold prices higher.

An increase in imported cassava and tapioca has contributed to a fall in prices and a corresponding decline in domestic production of the root vegetable for at least 15 years, most noticeably in Lampung, a growing issue that the government is yet to tackle.

Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China's DeepSeek explosion onto the global AI scene.

A nascent recovery in technology shares faltered on Tuesday and AI chip leader Nvidia struggled to rise from a record-breaking wipeout sparked by a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model that threatens the dominance of US rivals.

The Japanese yen gave up some of the safe-haven driven gains on Tuesday as investors grappled with the potential implications of a Chinese startup's free open-source artificial intelligence model, while fresh tariff threats had the euro on the back foot.

The dollar firmed on Monday as traders pondered the ramifications of US President Donald Trump's tariff plans at the start of a week where the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady.