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Nephew of Indonesia's president gets nod to become central bank board member

His nomination has raised concerns about Bank Indonesia’s independence

Investors are worried that independent monetary policymaking in South-east Asia’s largest economy might be under pressure as Prabowo targets economic growth of 8 per cent by 2029, from about 5 per cent now.

Indonesia's Prabowo nominates nephew as central bank deputy governor

[JAKARTA] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated his nephew to join the central bank’s board of governors, two sources told Reuters, amid growing concern about its independence as the gov...

The US Justice Department’s criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell over a building renovation project has cast uncertainty over inflation and monetary policy.
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What’s next for home loan rates? Where interest rates are headed with Fed independence in question

Recent events surrounding the US central bank have clouded the outlook for further cuts in 2026

A vendor counts earnings in pesos in Manila. BSP said the outlook for growth had weakened, while inflation was benign.

Philippine central bank cuts policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%

This is the fifth successive cut in the benchmark rate by the BSP

The Bank of Japan is entering a new era after decades of unconventional monetary policy to combat deflation, which included buying ETFs to stimulate the economy.

What the BOJ unwinding its ETF holdings means for Japan

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to start unwinding its exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings, in a process that could take more than a century to complete.

All transactions above 500,000 pesos, or their foreign currency equivalent, must be traceable through channels such as cheques, online fund transfers, direct credit to deposit accounts, or digital payments.

Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown

The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects

The baht stood at around 31.87 per dollar on Friday, and is up about 8 per cent this year, the second-largest gain amongst Asian currencies, behind only the Taiwan dollar.

Thai central bank intervenes to slow currency moves

The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism

Austria’s new central bank governor, Martin Kocher, says it is too early to say whether the ECB’s rate-cutting cycle is over.

ECB policymakers keep rate options open amid uncertain outlook

Another cut is entirely possible, says French central bank governor Francois Villeroy

Governor Perry Warjiyo said bond coupon payments the central bank received would be split evenly, although he did not provide a rupiah figure for how much money BI would give to the government.

Indonesia's central bank to share some bond coupon payments with government

Bank Indonesia has bought 200 trillion rupiah (S$15.6 billion) of government bonds in the secondary market