Indonesia

Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its key target rate by 125bps to 12.25% on Tuesday, following news that consumer price inflation accelerated to a 6¼-year high of 17.89% y-o-y in October,... 2005-11-01

South East Asian currencies, especially the Thai baht and Philippine peso, are looking well positioned for major long term gains against the euro. True, Asian currencies have seen... 2005-10-24

Despite the recent sharp declines in EM debt valuations, the surveyed banks remain upbeat on the asset class in general and have lifted the index to one of its highest ever readings... 2005-10-21

Indonesia's rupiah and stock market are looking very strong, considering that they have just experienced the twin shocks of a higher-than-expected fuel price increase on Friday, and... 2005-10-03

The Federal Reserve's decision to lift the Fed funds rate by another 25bps, to 3.75%, is a clear indication that, despite the near-term economic threat posed by Hurricane Katrina,... 2005-09-23

Indonesia's long-anticipated fuel price hike will have to be a minimum of 50% if fuel subsidies are to be capped at IDR89.2trn (US$8.92bn) according to Planning Minister Sri Mulyani... 2005-09-20

The Philippines' 5-year credit default swaps look set to outperform their counterparts in Indonesia and Thailand in the near term, as investors turn more bullish towards the country,... 2005-09-13

The rupiah has recovered from a four-year low of IDR11,600/US$ to IDR10,300/US$, but remains under downward pressure. Bank Indonesia's 150bps of rate hikes to 10.00% between August... 2005-09-08

Indonesian financial markets have staged a partial recovery following the government's announcement of new measures to boost the rupiah, but we expect them to remain under pressure,... 2005-09-01

The Asia BSI is little changed in August, with HSBC the most active bank of those surveyed. Last month, it capitalised on the strong undertones in Asian credit markets to take profits... 2005-08-19