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Fed says beating pandemic is key, but how will it know things are better?
Business 5 years ago

Fed says beating pandemic is key, but how will it know things are better?

The stunning May payrolls data released by the Labor Department on Friday could temper some of the urgency that has accompanied Fed meetings since March.
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 cuts rate, sees growth plunging to 15-year low as COVID-19 roils economy
Business 6 years ago

BI cuts rate, sees growth plunging to 15-year low as COVID-19 roils economy

The central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate, the BI seven-day reverse repo rate, by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent after a cut of the same size last month.
Bank Indonesia cuts rate, revises down growth target amid virus outbreak
Business 6 years ago

Bank Indonesia cuts rate, revises down growth target amid virus outbreak

BI slashed its benchmark interest rate, the BI seven-day reverse repo rate, by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent.
US Fed watching global economy for signs of infection from virus
Business 6 years ago

US Fed watching global economy for signs of infection from virus

Fed chairman Jerome Powell said that just as the global economy seemed to have stabilized, the coronavirus poses a new risk to growth in China and elsewhere.
BI holds benchmark rate at 5% amid snail's pace loan growth
Business 6 years ago

BI holds benchmark rate at 5% amid snail's pace loan growth

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to hold its benchmark interest rate at 5 percent amid a plunge in loan growth and improvements in the global and domestic economy.
BI to cut rate by 50 bps in 2020: Fitch Solutions
Business 6 years ago

BI to cut rate by 50 bps in 2020: Fitch Solutions

Bank Indonesia (BI) will further slash the nation’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) in 2020 to stoke economic growth amid weak domestic demand that was dragged down by a slowdown in investment, according to projections by Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
BI holds rate at 5% as loan growth slows to three-year low
Business 6 years ago

BI holds rate at 5% as loan growth slows to three-year low

“Monetary policy will remain accommodative and consistent as inflation and external stability remain in check as well as measures [taken] to maintain domestic economic growth momentum amid the global economic slowdown."
Monetary easing continues as BI lowers bank reserve requirement
Business 6 years ago

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Monetary easing continues as BI lowers bank reserve requirement

The new policy, which will be effective as of Jan. 2, 2020, will free up Rp 26 trillion (US$1.8 billion) of bank liquidity so that lenders can boost loan disbursement in the future.
Loan growth slows to 21-month low as businesses 'wait and see'
Business 6 years ago

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Loan growth slows to 21-month low as businesses 'wait and see'

The governor of Bank Indonesia says businesses were in a “wait-and-see” mode as a trade war has increasingly muted global demand and trade, causing economic slowdowns in large countries like the United States, China, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and India. Geopolitical risks stemming from Brexit uncertainties have also weighed down growth prospects, he added.
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