JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com— Rising food prices remained the primary driver of Indonesia’s inflationary pressures in May 2026. Data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) showed that food inflation reached 5.88% year-on-year (y-o-y), nearly double the national inflation rate of 3.08%. BPS data showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased from 108.07 in May 2025 […]
CALIFORNIA, Jakartaweekly.com —Amid persistently high inflation in the United States, member Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Lisa D. Cook said interest rates could still rise, with policymakers awaiting new economic data set to be released in the near future. Cook delivered the remarks during a speech at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy […]
LONDON, Jakartaweekly.com – European Central Bank Executive Board member Philip R. Lane warned that global energy supply shocks could put greater pressure on euro area economic growth while triggering broader and more persistent inflation compared with regional shocks. Speaking at the Centre for European Reform in London on May 13, 2026, Lane said the current […]
JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported April 2026 inflation at 0.13% on a monthly (month-to-month/mtm) basis, significantly lower than the 1.17% recorded in the same period last year. On an annual (year-on-year/yoy) basis, inflation stood at 2.42%, while year-to-date (ytd) inflation reached 1.06%. These figures indicate relatively contained price pressures amid fluctuations in various […]
