Global Funds Piled Into Indonesian Bonds at the Wrong Time

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By Matthew Burgess

February 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM UTC

Updated on

February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM UTC

Global investors swarmed into Indonesian debt just before the market turned against them.

Foreign funds snapped up a net $304 million of Indonesian government bonds on Thursday, the most since August, according to government data released over the weekend.