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GLOBAL
Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 06:11 WIB

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday evening on Truth Social that Israel and Iran have agreed to a "Complete and Total CEASEFIRE" following what he referred to as "THE 12 DAY WAR." According to Trump's post, the ceasefire will begin approximately six hours after his announcement, when...

MARKET UPDATE
Hang Seng Jumps 2.8% This Week
Friday, 18 July 2025 15:20 WIB

The Hang Seng Index surged 327 points, or 1.3%, to close at 24,825 on Friday (July 18th), reversing two days of declines as all sectors rallied. The index hit a four-month high and rose 2.8% for the week, marking its second consecutive weekly gain. Strong momentum in mainland Chinese stocks...

ECONOMY
Powell responds to White House on Fed headquarters renovation
Friday, 18 July 2025 05:01 WIB

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday responded to a Trump administration official's demands for information about cost overruns for a renovation project at the central bank's Washington headquarters campus, saying the project was large in scope and involved a number of safety upgrades...

COMMODITY
Dollar set for weekly gain as firm US data tempers Fed easing bets
Friday, 18 July 2025 13:21 WIB

The dollar headed for a second straight weekly gain against major peers, buoyed by some solid U.S. economic data that supported the view the Federal Reserve can afford to wait a while longer before cutting interest rates again. The yen remained on the back foot heading into upper house elections...

FISCAL & MONETARY
Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
Friday, 18 July 2025 07:46 WIB

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month amid mounting risks to the economy and the strong likelihood that tariff-induced inflation will not drive a persistent rise in price...

ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Time Country Figures Previous Actual
03.00 U.S TIC Long-Term Purchases -8.2B 259.4B
06.30 JPN National Core CPI y/y 3.7% 3.3%
13.00 EUR German PPI m/m -0.2% 0.1%
15.00 EUR Current Account (EUR) 18.6B 32.3B
19.30 U.S Building Permits 1.39M
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