BANK INDONESIA WILL INTERVENE TO DEFEND IDR

Indonesia’s central bank will make sure the movements of the rupiah exchange rate against the U.S.…

AMBANK REVISES YEAR END MYR OUTLOOK

The ringgit is projected to settle at 4.27 against the US dollar by the end of…

RINGGIT EDGES HIGHER AS TARIFF DEADLINE LOOMS

The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a mixed performance in regional…

INDONESIA’S JOBS BOOM IS A STORY OF QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY

Stagnant wages, rising underemployment and limited upward mobility reveal a labour market defined more by quantity…

SGD MAY STRENGTHEN TO USD PARITY BY 2030

Rthvika Suvarna and Marcus Wong The Singapore has gained over 6 per cent this year, with…

DANANTARA TO DRAW DOWN $3B CREDIT LINE

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Yantoultra Ngui Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is likely to draw down $3 billion initially…

EXPORTS SURGE AS TARIFFS TALK DEADLINE LOOMS

Indonesia’s exports surged in May ahead of a looming decision on threatened hefty US tariffs, data…

USD AT THREE-YEAR LOWS, AS TRUMP TO NAME POWELL’S SUCCESSOR

US president has clashed with incumbent Jerome Powell, whose term is due to run for 11…

IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE

The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s…

FALLING IDR COULD HELP INDONESIA NAVIGATE TARIFFS

The rupiah had been sliding even before Trump’s latest round of tariffs – but the country…