Indonesia’s anti-graft agency raided the headquarters of the central bank in Jakarta on Monday (Dec 16)…
Category: TREASURY/FX
BITCOIN BREACHES $100,000
World’s popular digital currency rises as high as $99,073 on expectations Trump will ease legal and…
MALAYSIA’S CAPITAL MARKET OUTPACES BANKING ASSETS
The capital markets involving equity, bond and sukuk, currently stand at about RM4.3 trillion (US$970 billion),…
MYR INCHES UP AS US-BOND YIELDS FALL
The newly appointed US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s softer policy approach could ease investor concerns, says…
INDONESIAN IDR AT 3-MONTH LOW
Indonesia’s currency was pinned at a more-than-three-month low on Thursday, as investors put further pressure after…
PHP LAUNCHES IR SWAPS TO BOOST BOND LIQUIDITY
The Philippine central bank announced the launch on Monday (Nov 18) of an interest rate swaps…
EASING FX RULES FOR FOREIGN FIs WILL BOOST BOND MARKET LIQUIDITY
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s move to allow multilateral development banks (MDBs) and selected non-resident development financial…
VIETNAM CENTRAL BANK COMMITTED TO KEEPING DONG STABLE
Vietnam’s central bank is ready to sell U.S. dollars to the market to keep the exchange…
SWEEPING TARIFFS TO HURT EXPORT DRIVEN COUNTRIES IN ASIA
Former US president’s proposals for sweeping tariffs threaten to hobble exports that drive the region’s growth.…
PHILIPPINES TO RISE DUE TO ONGOING REFORMS
THE Philippine economy is expected to “take off” due to the strengths of its labor force,…