CLICK TO ENLARGEPETALING JAYA: Consumers may need to brace for higher price pressures in the second

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank will raise rates faster than thought just a month ago as concerns mount about a weaker rupiah as the Federal Reserve( Fed) gears up to increase its own interest rate next month amid soaring United States inflation, a Reuters poll showed. But unlike many major economies, Indonesian inflation has largely remained benign, only inching up to 2.18% in January after spending most of the previous two years below Bank Indonesia’s( BI) target range of 2%-4%. All 26 econo

PETALING JAYA: Inflationary pressure in Malaysia is expected to prolong going into 2022, according

PETALING JAYA: The performance of the ringgit against the US dollar for the rest of the year will hinge on fund flows. Foreign exchange strategists and economists concurred that the tapering by the US Federal Reserve( Fed) of its bond-buying programme or quantitative( QE) easing would not bode well for the local currency. Right track: Nadia says the ringgit remains on track to meet RAM Ratings’ projection range for the year.If this scenario takes place, they noted that there would be outflow of

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