The ringgit is projected to settle at 4.27 against the US dollar by the end of…
Category: TREASURY/FX
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…
FALLING IDR COULD HELP INDONESIA NAVIGATE TARIFFS
The rupiah had been sliding even before Trump’s latest round of tariffs – but the country…
FX: MYR & IDR LEAD SIXTH WEEKLY GAINS
Emerging Asian currencies rose on Friday, on track for a sixth consecutive weekly gain, as fading…
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…