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Regulations 4 months ago

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BI holds rate steady, projects higher GDP growth

Bank Indonesia (BI) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second month after recently decreasing it by 25 basis points (bps) in each of three consecutive meetings. The central bank has revised up its gross domestic product projection for the year.

Markets 2 years ago

New year gets off to a weak start as traders eye rate cuts

There were also losses in Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Jakarta, though Sydney and Manila edged up.

Markets 2 years ago

Dollar eases after jump in US jobless claims; Fed in focus

The dollar retreated on Friday, dragged down by lower US Treasury yields after a spike in weekly jobless claims raised hopes that a peak in US interest rates was near.

Markets 4 years ago

Wall Street stocks, oil prices rise after aggressive Fed hike outlook

US Treasury yields held just below three-year highs on Thursday and the closely-watched yield curve steepened, after earlier sitting at its flattest level in more than two years.

Markets 4 years ago

Asian markets drop as Fed signals end of pandemic-era cheap cash

Equity markets tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a late sell-off on Wall Street in reaction to a surprisingly hawkish turn by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell who signaled the bank would begin lifting interest rates in March.

Economy 4 years ago

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Bank Indonesia holds benchmark rate at 3.5%

Bank Indonesia has kept its key interest rate unchanged as it anticipates a hike in the US Federal Reserve’s rate.

Business 4 years ago

Fed's Powell in spotlight as markets await taper plans

There is much anticipation in global financial markets around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech to see if he will detail plans to roll back the US central bank's massive stimulus measures.

Business 6 years ago

LPS lowers guaranteed rate for rupiah and foreign currency savings

Since August, 21, the average interest rate of rupiah savings at commercial banks has declined by 17 bps to 5.69 percent.

Business 6 years ago

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Weak June inflation 'good news' for Bank Indonesia rates

The relatively low inflation rate in June may mean that Bank Indonesia (BI) could cut its benchmark rate at the board of governors meeting later this month to help revive the economy amid growing global certainties.

Editorial 7 years ago

The current account dilemma

The current account deficit, the main cause of the vicious macroeconomic cycle and the main source of downward pressure on the rupiah to as low as 15,000 to the dollar last October, was among the main issues discussed at two separate conferences here last week.

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