Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia
October 19, 2017
Indonesia’s 4.25% seven-day reverse repo rate, which had been cut by 25 basis points each at successive previous reviews in August and September, was this time left unchanged, as too were the 3.5%overnight deposit facility rate and 5.0% lending facility rate. In September, officials had indicated that the main interest rate had reached a “neutral” […] More
Bank Indonesia
September 22, 2017
A follow-up cut in the seven-day reverse repo rate to 4.25% was announced today. An earlier cut a month ago of 25 basis points had been the first reduction since the sixth such move in 2016 was made in October. While easing today, Indonesian monetary officials claimed that their rate had now fallen to their […] More
An Unexpected Interest Rate Cut by Bank Indonesia
August 22, 2017
Indonesia became the latest central bank from an emerging market economy to cut its interest rates. The previous six changes, each like today’s move a cut of 25 basis points, were implemented from January to October in 2016. Then easing was stopped because officials worried that Fed rate normalization would expose the rupiah and Indonesian […] More
No Change Made in Indonesian Monetary Policy at Monthly Review
May 18, 2017
Bank Indonesia’s seven-day reverse repo rate has been at 4.75% since its sixth 25-basis point reduction of 2016 was implemented last October. This key rate will continue to be flanked symmetrically by a 4.0% overnight deposit facility rate and a 5.5% lending facility rate. Officials released a statement after their review defending the current stance and […] More
No Change in Indonesia Monetary Policy
April 20, 2017
As analysts expected, Bank Indonesia’s seven-day reverse repo rate, the main policy benchmark, was left at 4.75%, the level since a sixth and final 25-basis point reduction made during 2016. This occurred last October and followed similar moves in January, February, May, June, and September. Monetary officials also left their overnight deposit and lending rates […] More
Bank Indonesia
March 16, 2017
The reverse repo rate, deposit rate, and central bank lending facility rates were held steady as expected in Indonesia at 4.75%, 4.0%, and 5.5% as expected. A released statement projects continuing growth improvement but amid a number of risks that bear watching. Officials during February observed contained inflation, a trade surplus and a rise in the […] More
Bank Indonesia
February 16, 2017
The BI Board kept its seven-day reverse repo rate at 4.75%. It was cut last year six times between January and October, each time by a quarter percentage point. A statement released today projects 5.0-5.4% growth in 2017, an improved balance of payments last quarter and in-target inflation (3-5%) during the forecast horizon. Indonesia has […] More
Bank Indonesia Reaffirms Monetary Stance
January 19, 2017
Cuts of 25 basis points in the Indonesian seven-day reverse repo rate were undertaken last year in January, February, May, June, September and October. The resulting 4.75% rate level during the past three months was extended at the first policy review of 2017. A released statement asserts that the monetary stance associated with this rate […] More
Bank Indonesia
December 15, 2016
From 6.25% at the start of 2016, the BI seven-day reverse repo rate was cut by 25 basis points each in January, February, March, June, September and October to the current level of 4.75%, which was held steady at this month’s meeting. The next meeting will be in February, as January is always skipped. Today’s […] More
Bank Indonesia Officials Strike Note of Caution
November 17, 2016
Earlier in 2016, the Bank Indonesia Board of Governors had sanctioned 25-basis point interest rate cuts in each month of the first quarter plus June, September and October. Coming into this month’s meeting the rate stood at 4.75%, still well above inflation and amid continuing shrinkage of Indonesia’s current account deficit. Nonetheless, officials opted for […] More
