Tag: Rupiah
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Today's Headlines Rupiah
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Monetary Policy Analysis: Bank Indonesia Raises Its Key Interest Rate to 5.50% in December 2022
As expected, the central bank of Indonesia (henceforth: Bank Indonesia) decided to raise its benchmark interest rate (the 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate) by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50 percent after concluding its latest (two-day) monetary policy meeting on 21-22 December 2022. Meanwhile, it also decided to raise the deposit facility and lending facility rates by 25 bps to 4.75 percent and 6.25 percent, respectively.
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New Report Out: Indonesia Investments Releases October 2022 Edition
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Monetary Policy: Bank Indonesia Raises Key Interest Rate by 0.50% to Support the Rupiah
Last month we stated that Indonesia’s central bank (Bank Indonesia) might just be at the start of a (prolonged) monetary tightening cycle. After all, higher interest rates is what we see happening across the world; a development that is led by the Federal Reserve (Fed) that has been aggressively raising its benchmark interest rate to fight inflation. This then causes capital outflows from most other parts of the world.
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Bank Indonesia Goes for 0.50% Interest Rate Hike at September 2022 Policy Meeting
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New Report Out: Indonesia Investments Releases July 2022 Edition
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How Long Can Indonesia’s Central Bank Continue to Postpone an Interest Rate Hike?
At its latest monetary policy meeting, held on 18-19 April 2022, Bank Indonesia decided to leave its interest rates unchanged in an effort to facilitate the ongoing economic rebound. The benchmark interest rate (the BI 7-day reverse repo rate) was maintained at 3.50 percent, while the deposit facility and lending facility rates were kept at 2.75 percent and 4.25 percent, respectively.
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Consumer Price Index of Indonesia: Inflationary Pressures Rising, Do We Need to Brace for Impact?
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Indonesian Rupiah, Stocks & Bonds Under Pressure due to Developments in the USA
For the first time since early November 2020 – which is around five months ago – the Indonesian rupiah depreciated beyond the IDR 14,500 per US dollar level. It is a threshold that makes Indonesians a bit concerned.
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Indonesia Investments' Subscriber Update - Rupiah Performance
The Indonesian rupiah had a good start of the month in November 2020. Based on Bank Indonesia’s Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor), the rupiah appreciated 3.4 percent against the US dollar in the first two trading weeks of November 2020.
Latest Columns Rupiah
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Monetary Policy of Indonesia; Bank Indonesia Goes for Another Interest Rate Hike in November 2022
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IMF Says ‘the Worst Is Yet to Come’ for the Global Economy; How Will This Affect Indonesia?
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New Report of Indonesia Investments Released - 'Return to Uncertainty'
In the second half of September 2022 the Indonesian rupiah experienced some steep depreciating pressures, nearly touching IDR 15,300 per US dollar. It prompted Bank Indonesia to step and intervene in markets to limit the currency’s decline; a step that typically leads to a drop in the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
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Monetary Policy of Indonesia; Bank Indonesia Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 3.75% in August 2022
Indonesia’s central bank (Bank Indonesia) – finally – decided to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent after concluding its two-day policy meeting on 23 August 2022, thereby joining the global wave of rate hikes as central banks need to combat accelerated inflation, while –especially in emerging markets – higher rates also function to prevent too much capital outflows as US assets become more attractive amid aggressive US Federal Reserve tightening.
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Monetary Policy of Indonesia; Bank Indonesia Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate at 3.50%
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Bank Indonesia Staying Behind the Curve; Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged at Policy Meeting
We were surprised to learn that Indonesia’s central bank (Bank Indonesia) decided to leave its interest rates unchanged at the two-day monetary policy meeting on 23-24 May 2022. The benchmark BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate was kept at 3.50 percent, while the deposit facility and lending facility rates were maintained at 2.75 percent and 4.25 percent, respectively. We had expected Bank Indonesia to raise its key rate by 0.25 percent to 3.75 percent at this occasion.
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What About Indonesia’s Monetary Policy & Rupiah Rate in 2022? Do We See Stronger Fundamentals?
In the last week of December 2021, Perry Warjiyo, Governor of Indonesia’s central bank (Bank Indonesia), sent a strong signal to markets that the benchmark interest rate of Indonesia (seven-day reverse repo rate) will not be raised before Q3-2022. This is much later than we initially expected.
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Impact of Looming Federal Reserve Tapering on Indonesia’s Financial Markets
Around a month ago, economists in the West started to become increasingly certain that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is to announce a plan to taper its asset purchases. Not only that, they also expect the announcement to come soon.
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Monetary Policy and Rupiah Update: Bank Indonesia Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
The central bank of Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) decided to leave its interest rates unchanged at the two-day monetary policy meeting that ended on 20 April 2021. The benchmark BI Seven-Day Reverse Repo Rate was held at 3.50 percent, while the deposit facility and lending facility rates were kept at 2.75 percent and 4.25 percent, respectively.
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Indonesian Rupiah Rebounds in April 2020 as COVID-19 Pandemic Fears Ease
The Indonesian rupiah, which had been under heavy pressure in March 2020 amid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) panic, rebounded in April 2020 (albeit policymakers emphasize that the Indonesian rupiah remains undervalued at the moment).
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