Indonesia

Indonesia's rupiah leapt higher by 6.3% on December 9 to close at a one-month high of IDR10,870/US$, smashing through the IDR11,000/US$ target we set on December 8 as news of the... 2008-12-09

The Philippine peso and Indonesian rupiah look well poised to extend upon recent gains made against the US dollar as they continue to retrace from oversold territory. Indeed, the... 2008-12-08

BMI View: Indonesia remains vulnerable to further externally-driven instability, due to its perceived riskiness, weak currency, high levels of foreign debt, and its falling forex... 2008-12-04

Our sovereign risk ratings for Asia have fallen further since the August 2008 update, with most countries registering lower scores. This reflects BMI's expectations of significantly... 2008-11-21

The Asia-Pacific region will face some stern tests in 2008-10. While we believe that the rise of Asia arguably represents the most significant shift in wealth in five hundred years... 2008-10-31

In line with our view, the Indonesian rupiah has continued its slide against the greenback, having tentatively breached the psychologically important IDR10,000/US$ support level on... 2008-10-24

Despite financial markets bouncing sharply across Asia over the past two days following the recent coordinated response to the unfolding crisis around the world, we continue to highlight... 2008-10-14

Asia's financial markets are enjoying a strong bounce in line with the US Dow Jones and coordinated international action to relieve tight credit conditions, but they are not out of... 2008-10-14

Although we retain a bearish view towards all Asian stock markets as the deepening global financial crisis continues to spark heightened risk aversion among investors, we caution... 2008-10-06

Despite headline consumer price inflation slowing to 11.77% y-o-y in October, from 12.14% in September, and growth concerns continuing to mount, Bank Indonesia (BI) kept its benchmark... 2008-10-06