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The dove, the hawk and the canary in the coal mine

Goh Ruoxue
Published Fri, Oct 18, 2024 · 08:30 AM
    • Indonesia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 6 per cent in the October meeting.
    • Indonesia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 6 per cent in the October meeting. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

    This week in Asean: 

    • Thailand: Industrial confidence tanks
    • Indonesia: Prabowo rounds up old gang to fill Cabinet
    • Vietnam: Death row tycoon slapped with life sentence
    • Malaysia: 99-year-old ex-PM Mahathir hospitalised

    Dear BT reader,

    Wednesday (Oct 16) was a bumper day for monetary policy decisions across South-east Asian central banks. 

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