Tag: Federal Reserves
US’s Fed Holds the Rate, Others to Follow
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2 to 2-1/4 percent...
Weekly briefing: From ongoing Lion Air JT-610 Search Operation to FOMC...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Indonesian flight carrier Lion Air JT-610 search and rescue operation after its crash, Monday (29/10) extended to three days until Wednesday...
US’s GDP Rises to 3.5% But Market Unimpressed
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) economy continued its strong run into the third quarter (3Q) propelled by personal consumption expenditures (PCE), private inventory investment,...
US’s Federal Reserves Give Signal to Raises Key Rate Amid Trump...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Pressure on the Rupiah continued after the Federal Reserves (Fed) released a minutes of meeting, which showed that policy makers at the world’s most...
Morning Briefing: Rupiah, JCI Slump on Fed Chair’s Hawkish Statement
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. Hawkish statement by the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell send shock-waves through the global financial market, including emerging markets like Indonesia...
BI Raises Key Rate 25 bps to 5.75% in September Meeting
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Followed the United States Federal Reserves decision, Indonesia's Central Bank (BI) raised its reference seven-day reverse repurchase rate (BI-7DRRR) by 25 basis points (bps)...
Morning Briefing: Presidential Candidates Outline Aspirations, Plans for Post-2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning. The two presidential hopefuls, incumbent Joko Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto, have outlined their campaign manifesto for the 2019 Presidential Election.
The...
Weekly Briefing: Election Campaign Kicks Off with a Touch of Drama
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. The campaign period for the 2019 General and Presidential Election officially started on Sunday (23/09), with the Demokrat Party from the...
Economic Review: Trump vs Federal Reserves
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - American dollar (US$) weaken after President Donald Trump slapped the Federal Reserves (the Fed) planned to raise again its benchmark rate in...