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Indonesia keeps rates at record low
Reuters, Published on 19/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at a record low on Thursday as it tries to support the economy's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic without adding downward pressure on the rupiah currency.
Philippine central bank keeps key rates at record low
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2021
» MANILA: The Philippine central bank left key interest rates steady on Thursday, as it balanced the need to support an economy facing renewed coronavirus curbs with concerns about rising inflation.
Indonesia central bank keeps rates steady
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank kept its key interest rate steady at a record low on Thursday, holding fire after a bout of monetary support during the pandemic, and pledged to strengthen currency intervention amid global market uncertainty.
Bond markets buckle
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO/SYDNEY: Bond prices gyrated on Thursday with desperate investors dumping government bonds and hoarding cash in markets gripped by pandemic fears that have forced central banks to step up support for debt.
Indonesia boosts bank liquidity, holds rates
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank said on Thursday it was lowering the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves by $1.8 billion in a bid to stimulate new lending and boost an economy that is growing at its slowest in more than two years.
Indonesia cuts benchmark rate
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nearly two years on Thursday in a bid to lift sluggish economic growth, moving as expected ahead of the US Federal Reserve.
Indonesia raises key interest rate to 5.75%
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the fifth time since mid-May on Thursday and unveiled plans for an instrument aimed at helping the rupiah by encouraging foreign investors to do their currency hedging onshore.
Indonesia slaps tariffs on consumer goods as rupiah slides
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance minister said on Tuesday the government was prepared to take "strict corrective" measures to control swelling imports as policymakers scrambled to contain a slide in the rupiah currency.
Record stock runs continue on Trump tax cuts
Reuters, Published on 05/12/2017
» NEW YORK: Global stock markets rose on Monday, along with the dollar and Treasury yields, after a major US tax overhaul cleared an important hurdle.
Malaysia's central bank keeps interest rate steady
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged on Thursday, but raised the possibility it may review monetary accommodation to adapt to improving economic conditions in the country and globally.