Indonesian authorities are trying to calm concerns after an $80 billion market loss

Indonesian authorities are trying to calm concerns after an  billion market loss

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ankur Banerjee JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities scrambled on Thursday to stem a capital flight from the stock market, rolling out measures to counter the risk of a downgrade to frontier market status that prompted a sell-off of more than 8 percent in just two days. The rollout, which … Read more

The tenuous peace between Trump and the $30 trillion US bond market

The tenuous peace between Trump and the  trillion US bond market

NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Since President Donald Trump’s “Deliverance Day” tariffs sent the U.S. bond market into turmoil in April, his administration has carefully tailored its policies and messaging to prevent another crisis. But the truce remains fragile, some investors say. A reminder of that fragility came on Nov. 5, when the Treasury … Read more