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  • Indonesian Stocks & Rupiah Update: Yellen Speaks, Japan Inflation Falls

    In line with other Asian emerging markets and currencies, Indonesian stocks and the rupiah are weakening on Friday (25/09) after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said during her speech at the University of Massachusetts that US interest rates are likely to be raised before the year-end, provided no economic shocks occur. Yellen stated that most FOMC participants agree on a Fed Fund Rate hike later this year, followed by gradual further monetary tightening thereafter.

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  • Global Stock Markets Diving, Bearish Omen for Indonesian Stocks & Rupiah

    Global markets declined for a fifth straight day on Thursday (24/09) on persistent negative sentiments related to sluggish global economic growth, the Volkswagen emission scandal and the continuation of uncertainty about the timing of higher US interest rates after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at its September policy meeting. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index fell 2.76 percent today, while European and US stocks are deep in the red. Indonesian markets were closed due to Idul Adha celebrations (the Muslim day of sacrifice) and will therefore respond to these developments on Friday (25/09).

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  • Shareholders Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Approve 10:1 Stock Split

    On the latest shareholder meeting (conducted Wednesday 23 September) it was decided that Indonesian hospital operator Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat can go-ahead with its planned 10:1 stock split. The company wants to reduce its shares’ nominal value by ten in order to boost liquidity as shares become more affordable. Meanwhile, shareholders also agreed to boost the company’s paid up capital. After Siloam International Hospitals, Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat is Indonesia’s second-largest hospital operator.

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  • What are the Domestic Factors that Cause Weaker Indonesian Assets?

    Apart from external factors (China’s weak manufacturing activity and persistent uncertainty about the timing of higher US interest rates) that plague Indonesian assets today, there are also domestic factors that push Indonesian stocks and the rupiah into the red. These domestic factors include Indonesia’s downgraded economic growth forecasts and the central bank’s downgraded rupiah outlook. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves - used to defend the rupiah - have declined further.

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