Indonesia’s Economic Resilience: Stable Reserves and a Strengthening Rupiah in May
Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves remained stable at US$152.5 billion in May 2025 compared to April 2025. This stability was attributed to tax and service revenues, as well as oil and...
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U.S. PMI Index in May 2025: Mixed Signals Amidst Tariffs and Supply Chain Shifts
In May 2025, the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI rose to 52 due to stronger domestic demand and inventory buildup amid tariff concerns, while the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell slightly...
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Indonesia’s Inflation Cooling Down: A Closer Look at May 2025 Figures
Indonesia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) experienced a decrease in inflation to 1.60% YoY in May 2025 from 1.95% YoY in April 2025. The realized inflation was below the consensus forecast...
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Indonesia’s Trade Surplus Narrows Significantly in April 2025
Indonesia's Trade Balance Surplus (NPI) decreased significantly to US$0.16 billion in April 2025 from US$4.33 billion (Figure 1). This decline was due to a significant decrease in the non-oil and...
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U.S. Economic Growth Falters in 1Q25 Amidst Cooling Inflation and High Savings
U.S. economic growth contracted by -0.20% QoQ in the second estimate for Q1 2025, down from 2.40% QoQ in Q4 2024, as released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis,...
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Indonesia’s Money Supply Slows: What’s Behind the Dip?
Broad money supply (M2) growth slowed to 5.2% YoY, reaching Rp9,390.0 trillion in April 2025, down from 6.1% YoY in May 2025. By component, M2 growth was driven by narrow...
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Bank Indonesia Cuts Interest Rate to 5.5% Amid Controlled Inflation and Growth Focus
Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors Meeting (BGM) has lowered interest rates by 25 bps to 5.5%, with a Deposit Facility Rate of 4.75% and a Lending Facility Rate of 6.25%...
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Consumer Confidence Edges Higher While Retail Sales Growth Slows in April 2025
Consumer Confidence Index rose slightly to 121.7 in April 2025, driven by improvements in the Economic Condition Index despite a decline in consumer expectations. Income allocation shifted with decreased spending...
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US Inflation Cools Slightly in April, Below Expectations
Inflation in the United States rose by 0.2% MoM in April 2025 from 0.1% MoM in March 2025 but below market expectations of 0.3% MoM. This was influenced by a...
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