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JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Is Turkey entered the financial crisis? As we know on Friday (10/08) the Turkish Lira plunged drastically in recent weeks as its deteriorating relations with the United States (U.S) exacerbated the weak confidence on the economy. There’s a risk that the currency meltdown may spread to the Eurozone,...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. The declaration of two Presidential candidates and their pairs last week is expected to clear a lot uncertainties for market participants. The incumbent President Joko Widodo had announced he will pair with popular cleric Ma’ruf Amin. While his challenger is Prabowo Subianto, the founder of Gerindra Party,...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good moring. Thursday was quite an eventful day and President Joko Widodo shows once again why he is a formidable politician by picking the influential cleric Ma’ruf Amin as his pair in the next 2019 Presidential Election. Any presidential hopefuls must register to the Election Commission today. Initially, Widodo appeared...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning. Disagreements among the opposition camp grew and the recently joined Demokrat Party may soon opt out of the already fragile political alliance. It all started when former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono or SBY announced that his party will stand with the opposition in the next presidential election. The...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning. Expect politics to dominate the news streams in the next few days as lobbying for the Vice President seat is intensifying as deadline to register for 2019 Presidential Election nears. The opposition may encounter more difficulties than the ruling coalition. On Tuesday (07/08), Prabowo Subianto, the presumed...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United State (U.S) - China dispute over trade and technology transfers continues to escalate, a credit negative for Chinese companies, said Moody's Rating Services on Tuesday (07/08). As the U.S expands its list of Chinese products subject to tariffs, a growing number of rated Chinese companies...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Multiple triggers, many of which are externally driven, are putting pressure on Asian central banks to tighten monetary policy. As a result, the banks are facing some difficult policy decisions because they will have to attempt to balance stability, inflation, and economic growth priorities. Across the Asia-Pacific...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. The release of Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) data was a surprise and one that may give President Joko Widodo more confidence ahead of his re-election bid next year. The economy grew above expectation in the second quarter, at 5.27 percent on year, which is...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Only days ahead of the August 10's deadline registration for presidential and vice presidential candidates the establishment of the opposition camp is nowhere at sight. So far, political parties that have expressed intention to collaborate and set up the opposition to President Joko Widodo are caught up in...

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning. All eyes will be on the announcement of Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter (2Q) by the Statistics Indonesia today. While, politics will get more interesting this week as any presidential candidate hopefuls must meet the deadline to register to the Election Commission this Friday. Indonesia’s...