On Monday, February 3, Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR), revealed the government's plan to require coal exporters to use the Reference Coal Price (HBA) in every transaction. This step is expected…
Inflation in Indonesia: What Will Happen in January…
The latest data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that consumer price index (CPI) inflation in Indonesia will decline surprisingly in January 2025. CPI inflation sloped to 0.76% YoY, compared to 1.57% YoY in…
The Rise of the Rupiah Exchange Rate and…
The rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar strengthened by 0.66% to reach the level of 16,173 on Friday, January 24, 2025. This indicates the ongoing strengthening over the last five days and recorded an…
Oil Price Decline and Interest Rates: US President’s…
At the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, January 23, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, issued an appeal that shook the economic world. He called on Saudi Arabia and…
Japan’s Central Bank Interest Rate Hike: What Does…
Recently, the Central Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a major decision that could affect global financial markets. According to a report from Nikkei Asia, the BOJ is expected to raise interest rates by 25 bps…
Coal DMO Target 2025: Strategy and Implications for…
On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Director at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Julian Ambassadur Shiddiq, announced important information regarding the Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) coal target. The DMO target for 2025 is…
Analysis of China’s Economic Growth and Implications for…
China's economic growth has always attracted global attention, and the latest data from Reuters shows that China's economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 reached +5.4% YoY. This is even better compared to the…
US Inflation Slumps: New Hope for Interest Rate…
The U.S. Bureau of Statistics recently announced that core inflation in the U.S. declined annually in December 2024 and is below expectations, although overall inflation is showing an increase. This latest data provides an interesting…
Latest Analysis: Rupiah Strengthening and Weakening in the…
Many of us may wonder, what exactly is the current condition of the rupiah exchange rate? Recently, the Head of the Monetary and Securities Asset Management Department of Bank Indonesia, Edi Susianto, gave an important…
