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🌏 Bank Indonesia just proved the Iran war is an emerging-market monetary policy shock

🌏 Bank Indonesia just proved the Iran war is an emerging-market monetary policy shock

Bank Indonesia hiked 25 basis points to 5.50% off-cycle after the rupiah hit an all-time low of 18,190 per dollar. The Iran war's energy shock has cracked the EM rate-cut consensus along commodity trade lines.

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Bank Indonesia raises the BI-Rate to 5.50 percent in an off-cycle move on June 9 to support the rupiah amid commodity price pressures. Source

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