Rthvika Suvarna and Marcus Wong The Singapore has gained over 6 per cent this year, with…
Category: TREASURY/FX
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…
WHY MYR COULD OUTPERFORM ASEAN FX IN 2025
The ringgit could post the strongest gains in Southeast Asia if exporters convert their foreign earnings…
BI CUT RATES BY 25 BPS
Indonesia’s central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday (May 21), as expected by the…
APEC: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL TRADE
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group said on Friday (May 16) that it was “concerned” over the…
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…