https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AC9Cm7Pv7_Q/tomoko-sato RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 01:03:17 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/economists-cut-thai-malaysian-growth-forecasts-on-trade-turmoil https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/economists-cut-thai-malaysian-growth-forecasts-on-trade-turmoil Thu, 29 May 2025 00:13:57 GMT Malaysia’s central bank said earlier this month that it has policy room to act, as it expects growth to fall below the official forecast this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-04/indonesia-seen-to-cut-rate-twice-this-year-amid-us-tariff-talks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-04/indonesia-seen-to-cut-rate-twice-this-year-amid-us-tariff-talks Sun, 04 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-28/indonesia-to-cut-rate-in-second-quarter-after-pause-poll-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-28/indonesia-to-cut-rate-in-second-quarter-after-pause-poll-shows Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/indian-bonds-poised-to-rally-further-on-borrowing-cut-bets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/indian-bonds-poised-to-rally-further-on-borrowing-cut-bets Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:37:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/india-s-spending-will-be-as-frugal-as-before-survey-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/india-s-spending-will-be-as-frugal-as-before-survey-shows Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:20:26 GMT Narendra Modi, center, at the Parliament House in New Delhi in June. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/australia-seen-posting-back-to-back-surpluses-in-global-rarity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/australia-seen-posting-back-to-back-surpluses-in-global-rarity Fri, 10 May 2024 06:08:36 GMT Jim Chalmers Photographer: Hilary Wardhaugh/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/malaysia-set-to-extend-rate-pause-as-ringgit-outperforms-peers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/malaysia-set-to-extend-rate-pause-as-ringgit-outperforms-peers Wed, 08 May 2024 21:00:00 GMT Shoppers at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Malaysia is scheduled to release consumer price index (CPI) on Dec. 22. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/rupiah-slump-may-keep-bank-indonesia-rate-cuts-at-bay-until-2025 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/rupiah-slump-may-keep-bank-indonesia-rate-cuts-at-bay-until-2025 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT Pedestrians in front of the Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Indonesia’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, while staying on guard against external volatility that could reverse the rupiah’s recent gains. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-06/malaysia-set-to-keep-key-rate-steady-with-eye-on-ringgit-slide https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-06/malaysia-set-to-keep-key-rate-steady-with-eye-on-ringgit-slide Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:00:00 GMT Malaysia fifty ringgit banknotes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/singapore-budget-set-to-focus-on-living-costs-in-transition-year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/singapore-budget-set-to-focus-on-living-costs-in-transition-year Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT Residential buildings in Singapore, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Singapore's recovery held up in 2022, with a relatively strong year-end performance shoring up the economy ahead of an expected global slowdown this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/singapore-set-to-hold-monetary-policy-as-price-pressures-persist https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/singapore-set-to-hold-monetary-policy-as-price-pressures-persist Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-23/malaysia-set-to-keep-key-rate-steady-as-growth-price-risks-rise https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-23/malaysia-set-to-keep-key-rate-steady-as-growth-price-risks-rise Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:00:00 GMT Malaysian ringgit banknotes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-16/indonesia-set-to-stand-pat-on-key-rate-with-wary-eye-on-prices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-16/indonesia-set-to-stand-pat-on-key-rate-with-wary-eye-on-prices Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:00:00 GMT The Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Indonesia’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, while staying on guard against external volatility that could reverse the rupiah’s recent gains. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/philippines-heads-for-extended-rate-pause-as-inflation-cools-and-peso-steadies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/philippines-heads-for-extended-rate-pause-as-inflation-cools-and-peso-steadies Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:00:00 GMT The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas headquarters in Manila, the Philippines. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-28/thailand-set-to-halt-tightening-cycle-as-inflation-loses-steam https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-28/thailand-set-to-halt-tightening-cycle-as-inflation-loses-steam Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/indonesia-set-for-cautious-rate-pause-amid-fragile-rupiah-gains https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/indonesia-set-for-cautious-rate-pause-amid-fragile-rupiah-gains Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:00:00 GMT Shoppers at Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Indonesia's central bank this week kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight month on the back of a stronger currency and fading price pressures. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/singapore-s-mas-set-to-extend-policy-pause-amid-global-worries https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/singapore-s-mas-set-to-extend-policy-pause-amid-global-worries Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-20/costlier-rice-unlikely-to-spur-indonesia-philippine-rate-action https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-20/costlier-rice-unlikely-to-spur-indonesia-philippine-rate-action Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT A worker moves a sack of freshly harvested rice at Suarez Farms in Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro, the Philippines, on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Concerns are rising over the ability of Southeast Asia to retain its title as a major rice supplier to the world as countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines struggle to even produce enough for their own needs. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-23/bank-indonesia-to-hold-rates-steady-as-currency-wobbles-on-fed https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-23/bank-indonesia-to-hold-rates-steady-as-currency-wobbles-on-fed Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:00:00 GMT Traffic near the Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Indonesia's central bank is scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision on June 22. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-06/australia-to-hike-rates-once-more-then-cut-in-2024-poll-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-06/australia-to-hike-rates-once-more-then-cut-in-2024-poll-shows Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:00 GMT The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) building in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, July 14, 2023. Australia's treasurer announced that Michele Bullock will be the new Reserve Bank governor when incumbent Philip Lowes term expires in September, becoming the first woman to helm the nations central bank.