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Trump moves to fire a Fed governor over mortgage fraud claims

US President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook "effective immediately" on Monday, citing allegations of false statements on her mortgage agreements -- as he expanded pressure on the independent central bank.

9 hours ago
Markets premium

Govt eases coal and mineral pricing rules after market backlash

However, royalties and taxes will still be calculated using the government’s coal benchmark price (HPB) and mineral benchmark price (HPM). ...

1 day ago
Markets

Asian shares choppy, dollar steady as traders await Powell speech

Stocks in Asia edged higher in a shaky start on Friday as anxious traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. ...

4 days ago

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Analysts cautiously upbeat on IDX for rest of year

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index is expected to continue its upward trajectory after a recent recovery from bearish weeks, unless escalating geopolitical tension or domestic-interest-rate hikes get in the way.

3 years ago
Markets

Oil hits lowest on recession fears as unconcerned stocks climb on

Oil languished near its lowest since the start of the war in Ukraine on Friday on fears of a global recession, though stocks ignored such worries.

3 years ago
Markets

Chinese shares rise as infrastructure hopes sway investor focus from Taiwan

China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday, as investors' focus shifted from tensions around Taiwan to a raft of newly launched infrastructure projects that Beijing hopes can help stabilize its COVID-19-hit economy.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks rise on upbeat data, Fed hawks lift dollar

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, taking cues from a strong rally on Wall Street after robust economic data and upbeat corporate guidance boosted investor appetite.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesian firms look inward for financing as global volatility runs amok

Global economic uncertainty is forcing firms in Asia, including Indonesia, to fulfill their financing needs domestically as the capital market turns volatile and dampens corporate bond issuance.   

3 years ago
Markets premium

FFB prices remain stubbornly low amid policy flip-flop

End to "flush-out" tariff policy does not mean instant increase in domestic CPO and FFB prices, says farmers association.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks slide with oil on recession jitters; dollar drops

Asia stocks continued a decline from Wall Street on Tuesday, and US long-term Treasury yields sank to a four-month low, pulling the US dollar down against the yen and other currencies as investors worried about the risk of global recession.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia shares off to sluggish start, China PMI data soft

Asian share markets got off to a slow start on Monday as disappointing Chinese economic data fed doubts last week's rally on Wall Street could be sustained in the face of determined policy tightening by global central banks.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks shrug off Wall St rally as focus shifts to China worries

Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as fresh concerns about Chinese growth trumped any fillip regional markets received from brisk Wall Street earnings and some tempering of more aggressive expectations about US interest rate hikes.

3 years ago
Markets

No slowdown yet: US import deluge tests supply chain

Last week, the Port of New York and New Jersey reported that its June 2022 volumes were the second-highest in history, capping a torrid semester that has overtaken the first half of the record-setting 2021 year by 11.4 percent.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia shares, bonds find some relief in Fed messaging

Asian shares made cautious gains on Thursday as investors scented a possible slowdown in the pace of US rate hikes, lowering bond yields and restraining the dollar.

3 years ago
Markets

Fed poised to attack inflation with another interest rate hike

The Federal Reserve is set to announce another big interest rate increase on Wednesday, the fourth this year, in its ongoing battle to tamp down price pressures that have been squeezing American families.

3 years ago
Markets

Palm oil prices to fall more due to distress selling by Indonesia

Palm oil prices will weaken further in the short term due to softer demand and "distress selling" by top producer Indonesia, commodities consultancy LMC International forecast on Tuesday.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesia still 'attractive' for IPOs, rights issues

Businesses 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 ago
Markets

Global growth fears, Fed keep dollar propped up

The 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 ago
Markets

Asian stocks set for best week in two months; dollar heavy

Asian 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 ago
Markets

Asian markets fail to extend rally, focus turns to Europe

Asian 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 ago
Markets

Asian shares extend a global rally as dollar languishes

Asian 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 ago
Markets

Euro rallies after report that bigger ECB rate hike is on the cards

The 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 ago
Markets

Indian rupee breaches 80 per dollar, hits new record low

The rupee 80.0600 against the greenback soon after trading started, Bloomberg data showed.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares drift lower in choppy markets

MSCI'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 ago
Markets

Asian markets drop as Apple report fans economic worries

Most 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 ago
Markets premium

Indonesia creates funding platform to finance coal retirement, renewable energy projects

Indonesia is estimated to require a total of US$4.3 billion to retire 9.2 GW of coal plants by 2030.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Asia shares bounce, euro on edge for ECB and gas test

It 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 ago
Markets

Indonesia removes palm oil export levy until Aug. 31

The 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 ago
Markets

Asian stocks mixed as recession fears grow, China data falls well short

Below-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 ago
Markets

Stocks tumble while euro dips below $1.00 on US inflation data

Stock 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 ago
Markets premium

Asian stocks, crude bounce from losses but recession fears linger

The 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 ago
Markets premium

Pertamina raises non-subsidized Pertamax fuel prices

Indonesia has chosen to carefully adjust to the global trend of rising fuel prices as it shields its economy from uncontrolled inflation.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Euro teeters near parity vs dollar, hits new 20-year low

The 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 ago
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