U.S. Economy Beats Expectations as Domestic Demand and Prices Accelerate
U.S. economic growth expanded by 4.3% QoQ in the first estimate of Q3 2025, exceeding the consensus of 3.3% and increasing from 3.8% QoQ in Q2 2025, as reported by...
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Indonesia’s Money Supply (M2) Growth Accelerates on Stronger M1 and Credit Expansion
Broad money supply (M2) growth accelerated to 8.3% Year-on-Year (YoY) in November 2025, reaching IDR 9,891.6 trillion, up from 7.7% YoY in October (Figure 1). By components, M2 expansion was...
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U.S. Inflation Softens in November as Core and Food Price Pressures Ease
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined to 324.12 points in November 2025 from 324.80 points in September 2025, while core CPI increased to 331.068 points from 330.542 points over...
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BI Keeps Rate at 4.75% to Maintain Rupiah Stability and Attract Foreign Portfolio Inflows
Bank Indonesia Board of Governors’ Meeting (BGM) on December 17, 2025, decided to maintain its policy rate at 4.75%, with the Deposit Facility Rate at 3.75% and the Lending Facility...
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U.S. Labor Market Signaling Weakened, Unemployment Rate Increased in November 2025
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest labor market data after delays caused by the federal government shutdown from October 1 to November 12, 2025. As a...
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Fed Delivers Third Rate Cut as Labor Market Weakness Persists
The Fed lowered the federal funds rate by 25 bps to 3.50%-3.75% at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on December 10, 2025. This marked the third rate cut...
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Rising Consumer Optimism Supports Stronger Retail Activity
Indonesia’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) strengthened to 124.0 in November 2025 from 121.2 in October, driven mainly by improved consumer expectations and better assessments of current economic conditions. The Current...
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U.S. Consumers Sentiment Improve as Inflation Expectations Ease, Expect Fed Gradual Rate Cuts
U.S. Michigan consumer sentiment improved to 53.3 in early December 2025 from 51 in November, still pessimistic but above expectations as a better medium‑term outlook and lower inflation fears lifted...
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Indonesia’s FX Reserves Strengthen to US$150.1 Billion Despite Market Uncertainty
Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves rose to USD 150.1 billion in November 2025 from USD 149.9 billion in October 2025. The increase in reserves was primarily driven by tax and service...
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