Indonesia

Asian currencies are seeing some encouraging bounces, amid a pronounced rebound in equities and a renewed weakening of the US dollar. In the short term, we could see further upside,... 2008-09-22

BMI View: In view of the sharp falls in Asian currencies lately, we have been forced to re-assess our end-2008 and even end-2009 forecasts. We see further declines in the short term.... 2008-09-18

Indonesia's financial markets are once again looking decidedly dicey. The rupiah on September 12 touched an eight-month low of IDR9,465/US$, after crashing through the IDR9,450/US$... 2008-09-12

BMI View: We see further downside for Asian stock markets and currencies in the near term. Indeed, with most equity markets down by between 1.5% and 3.5% on Thursday September 11,... 2008-09-11

Already under pressure from a build up of stocks and a weakening outlook for commodities, front-month crude palm oil futures fell to a one-year low of MYR2,445/tonne in Kuala Lumpur... 2008-08-19

Asian currencies are currently having to swim against a rising tide as the US dollar continues to rebound impressively from its recent doldrums and concerns persist over global growth.... 2008-08-15

Asia seems set to feel the pain of high inflation, a weaker external environment, and political uncertainty for some months to come, even if commodity prices head lower. As such,... 2008-08-08