TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post
press enter to search

LOG IN / REGISTER
The Jakarta Post - Logo Mobile

Popular Reads

No popular reads data found

Top Results

No results found. Please check your search term and try again

Can't find what you're looking for?

View all search results

Popular Reads

No popular reads data found

Top Results

No results found. Please check your search term and try again

Can't find what you're looking for?

View all search results

benchmark-interest-rates

Further BI rate cut expected as growth may drop to 2.8%: Morgan Stanley
Business 5 years ago

Further BI rate cut expected as growth may drop to 2.8%: Morgan Stanley

The central bank has cut its benchmark rate by 50 bps to 4.5 percent this year to protect the economy from COVID-19 effects.
BI likely to maintain pro-growth policy amid easing external pressure
Business 6 years ago

BI likely to maintain pro-growth policy amid easing external pressure

 The dovish monetary stance adopted by developed countries’ central banks will benefit emerging countries like Indonesia.
LPS lowers deposit insurance rates to 6.25 percent until end of year
Business 6 years ago

LPS lowers deposit insurance rates to 6.25 percent until end of year

The LPS has cut the deposit insurance rate for rupiah and foreign currency savings to 6.25 percent and 1.75 percent until the end of the year.
Policy rate and banking liquidity
Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Policy rate and banking liquidity

For four consecutive months, Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its benchmark interest rate, the BI seven-day reverse repo rate, by 100 basis points (bps) to 5 percent. BI’s aggressiveness in easing its money policy is not without reason. However, cutting interest rates when banks are experiencing liquidity problems seems to be unusual. The big question here is whether the cut in the policy rate is effective in improving the liquidity of banks.
LPS rate should be ‘derivative’ of Bank Indonesia repo rate
Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
LPS rate should be ‘derivative’ of Bank Indonesia repo rate

The cut in the central bank’s benchmark rate is a response to developments in the domestic and global economies, which are plagued by uncertainty. Within the domestic scope, Indonesia’s annual economic growth remains stagnant at around 5 percent.
BTN books lower profit in H1, but optimistic 2019 target can be achieved
Business 6 years ago

BTN books lower profit in H1, but optimistic 2019 target can be achieved

BTN’s H1 profits fell due to high interest rates and an increase in allocation for loan reserves
Bank Indonesia sees room to cut interest rate
Business 6 years ago

Bank Indonesia sees room to cut interest rate

While Indonesia’s economy has been growing at about 5 percent, officials are also increasingly concerned about risks to growth, citing an escalation in trade hostilities between the US and China.
Bank Indonesia hints at rate cuts as it monitors global risks
Business 6 years ago

Bank Indonesia hints at rate cuts as it monitors global risks

Indonesia’s central bank said on Thursday it will consider whether there’s room to ease monetary policy, the first indication it’s given this year of possible interest-rate cuts to unwind a series of hikes in 2018.
US stocks, dollar fall as Fed lifts interest rates
Business 7 years ago

US stocks, dollar fall as Fed lifts interest rates

The dollar tumbled Wednesday while US stocks dipped after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates but suggested it would not speed up the pace of additional hikes in 2018.
Hawkish-tilting Fed could move rates quicker in 2018
Business 8 years ago

Hawkish-tilting Fed could move rates quicker in 2018

The Federal Reserve likely will leave the benchmark US interest rate untouched next week, but economists say the changing composition of the policy committee could point to faster rate hikes in 2018.
The Jakarta Post - Premium Subscription Banner
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post - Apps Store Icon The Jakarta Post - Google Play Icon

© 2016 - 2026 PT. Bina Media Tenggara

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.