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A Jumbo Rate Hike Signals Asia Is Done Playing Nice

Central banks in Southeast Asia are done talking and are starting to bow to the inevitable after hedging for months about riding out the market tumult from the Iran war. The jumbo interest-rate hike in Indonesia won't be the last hard step to prop up sagging regional currencies.

A Jumbo Rate Hike Signals Asia Is Done Playing Nice

Central banks in Southeast Asia are done talking and are starting to bow to the inevitable after hedging for months about riding out the market tumult from the Iran war. The jumbo interest-rate hike in Indonesia won't be the last hard step to prop up sagging regional currencies.

Geopolitics Bloomberg May 21, 2026

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