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Indonesia eases policy rate after Trump announces 19% tariff

Central bank says 25bp cut was needed to support economy amid weak global outlook

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Indonesia’s central bank eased its policy rate by 25 basis points today (July 16) shortly after US president Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with the country.

The Bank Indonesia (BI) board said the decision to lower its policy rate to 5.25% was due to its “increasingly lower” inflation forecast and the need for stimulus amid “a weakening global economic outlook”.

The board said its domestic growth forecast remained in the 4.6–5.4% range, while its global growth forecast was likewise

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