Tag: inflation
BI: Capital Inflow US$13B, Mostly Goes to Bond Market
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) noted capital inflows worth of Rp189 trillion or US$13.3 billion until Sept. 20, the governor Perry Warjiyo told media...
Weekly Briefing: Indonesian Inflation Data Out Today
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! Today, Statistic Indonesia to announce inflation and tourism data in August. Last month the rate went up 0.31 percent (MoM), year...
BI Give a Surprises with 2nd Cut Rate in Two Months
Jakarta (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian central bank (BI) give a surprise with the second cut of 7 days reverse repo rate (BI-7DRR) by 25 bps...
Europe Annual Inflation Lowering to 1.0% in July
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Eurostat reported euro-area inflation slowed to 1 percent in July from last year and down from June at 1.3 percent. While, European Central...
Indonesia Posts Inflation 0.31% in July
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Statistics Indonesia reported the inflation rate went up 0.31 percent in July 2019, slowing from a 0.55 percent gain in the prior...
Morning Briefing: Statistic Indonesia to Announces July’ Inflation
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Good morning! Statistic Indonesia will announce July' inflation rate today. In June, the agency recorded inflation 0.55 percent from prior month at 0.68...
ADB: Asia and Pacific Growth Steady Amid Global Trade Tensions
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Developing Asia will maintain strong but moderating growth over 2019 and 2020, as supportive domestic demand counteracts an environment of global trade tensions,...
Indonesia Sees Economic Growth at 5.2% in 2H
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Amid the widening deficit in the first half (1H) of 2019, Indonesia' government remain optimistic and predicted economic growth in the...
Indonesia’s May Inflation Hits Record of the Year
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Indonesia’ May inflation recorded at 0.68 percent, the highest point of the year. Fasting month of Ramadan and surging price of...
Weekly Briefing: Constitutional Court Decision on Indonesian Presidential Election This Week
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! This week Indonesia' Constitutional Court will make a decision on the opposition challenged on the 2019 presidential election resulted by General...
Morning Briefing: Police Confirms 7 Deaths in Election Results Riot
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! Indonesian police confirmed that there are seven people dead in a rally riot, calling for disqualifying President Joko Widodo'...
Indonesia Posts Inflation 0.44% in April, Higher Than Expectations
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Indonesia posted inflation 0.44 in April 2019, higher than a prior month of 0.11 percent, said Statistic Bureau today (05/01). On an annual...
Weekly Briefing: Belt and Road Initiative Hails US$64B Deals
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! As the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) closed, Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed deals worth more than U$64 billion. But...
BI Estimates Inflation 2.7 Percent in April
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) estimated the inflation rate in April 2019 around 2.7 percent, said the Governor Perry Warjiyo yesterday (04/23). This...
BI: Food Prices Triggered Indonesia’s Inflation in April
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) predicted inflation in April will rise amid higher shallots, garlic, and fruit prices, explained Senior Deputy Governor Mirza...
Weekly Briefing: Indonesia, Others to Releases Inflation Data
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! Indonesia will announce inflation and consumer survey data. Previously, Bank Indonesia projected that March’ inflation would be at 0.14...
Japan February Inflation Rate Weaker than Estimated
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Statistics Japan shows that the country' annual inflation lowered to 0.7 percent in February from 0.8 percent in a month earlier....
Eurozone’s Inflation Rises as Energy, Food Prices Accelerate
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Eurozone inflation edged higher in line with expectations in February as food and energy price rises accelerated. But there was no matching...
Indonesia Post Deflation 0.08% In February 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia recorded deflation of 0.08 percent in February over the previous month (2.57 percent y/y), with the Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
Morning Briefing: Indonesia, Australia will Signs FTA on Monday
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! Indonesia and Australia will sign a free trade agreement on Monday (03/04), ending months of uncertainty. The discussion was stopped...
China Inflation Rate Lowest Since January 2018
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - China Statistics shows the country' inflation slowed to 1.7 percent year-on-year in January 2019 from 1.9 percent in the previous month. According to...
Morning Briefing: Italian Falls Back Into Recession
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) -Good Morning! Italy has fallen back into recession after economy shrinks by 0.2 percent. The country damaged intensifying concerns about the 19-country eurozone economy.
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Insight: Calculating Risks of 2019 Economy
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Indonesia’ economy may face some difficulties this year. Inflation, State Budget, and even investment are some of the issues that government...
Three Strategies to Reach Indonesia’s Inflation Target in 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Government and Bank Indonesia (BI) agreed on three strategic steps to keep inflation within the target range of 3.5±1 percent...
Weekly Briefing: Bank Indonesia Claims Low Inflation in January
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! Indonesia keeps maintaining its inflation rate in this early 2019. According to Bank Indonesia' (BI) third week price monitoring...
Indonesia Posts Inflation 0.62% in December, 3.13% During 2018
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia's inflation rate in December recorded at 0.62 percent, little bit higher than previous month at 0.56 percent, statistic bureau reported today (02/01)....
Morning Briefing: Starting 2019 amid Market Uncertainties
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Happy new year! After the turmoil in 2018, year 2019 is predicted to have some continuous uncertainties. Indonesia will face presidential...
Morning Briefing: Trump Claims Progress on Trade Truce with China
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Good morning! The trade tension between United States (US) and China seems calming by the end of this year, after months...
BI Responds Fed’s Hawkish by Maintaining the Policy Rate
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the 7-day Reverse Repo (BI-7DRR) rate at 6 percent followed the Federal Reserves (Fed) monetary action. The...
Indonesian Forex Reserves Slightly Up to US$117.2B in November
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) has noted that Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves stood at US$117.2 billion in November, slightly up compared to...
