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29 years after the Asian Financial Crisis: Is Asia safer today than in 1997? 

Twenty-nine years after the Asian Financial Crisis reshaped the region's economies, a new CLSA report says Asia is far better equipped to withstand financial shocks than it was in...

Indonesia’s rupiah rout is not just about the dollar

The wave of currency depreciation that battered Indonesia’s foreign exchange market throughout April and May 2026 has pushed the rupiah to record lows, dangerously close to a new p...

Why is the Indonesian rupiah falling, and could confidence be cracking?

Despite the market volatility, analysts insist the current situation bears little resemblance to the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, when the rupiah collapsed.

Rupiah’s plunge pushes Indonesia’s manufacturers to the edge

Indonesia’s financial markets were jolted Monday (June 8) as the rupiah hit a new record low of over 18,155 to the US dollar and the main stock index fell 4%. Investors are rapidly...

'Indonesia Bankrupt' rallies demand fiscal reform, end to flagship programs

Bangladesh bets $3.2bn to avert a banking crisis but reforms elusive

Indonesia faces 'vicious' stagflation: Japan consumer goods firm

Indonesia’s rupiah rebounds but rate rises threaten middle class

Indonesia’s rupiah rallied from a historic low this week, its stock market surged and a closely watched sovereign wealth fund bond offering was oversubscribed, offering Southeast A...

Strong dollar rally weighs heavier on struggling Asian countries

As short-sellers circle the yen, a repeat of 1997 Asian crisis looms

Japan is falling into a trap in defending its currency against the US dollar, like Thailand in 1996. Japan’s large forex reserves make the yen a juicy target, rather than deterring...

Japan’s yen pain is Southeast Asia’s economic gain

The Japanese yen’s collapse through mid-2026 has become one of the most consequential disruptions to hit global financial markets in decades. The currency has slid past 162 yen to...

Policy uncertainty spurs sell-off of Indonesian stocks, currency

ADB lowers Asian growth forecast as energy shock hits Philippines

IMF sharply downgrades Cambodia economic forecasts

Bank Indonesia raises rates 0.25% at emergency meeting to defend rupiah

Indonesia’s Gathering Economic and Political Storm

Fiscal strain, public frustration, and investor unease are converging in Southeast Asia’s largest economy

Rupiah’s collapse could trigger a political crisis for Prabowo

When Indonesia’s rupiah breached the new psychological threshold of 18,155 per US dollar today (June 8), the currency’s lowest ever level, social stability alarm bells rang louder...

Indonesia's central bank hikes rates again, totaling 1% in span of a month

Surging dollar battering Asia’s most fragile currencies

TOKYO — Kevin Warsh’s arrival at Federal Reserve headquarters isn’t playing out the way Asia hope...

Indonesia unveils $1.48bn stimulus to fight energy crisis, currency slump

Indonesia's trade surplus hits lowest level in six years as rupiah slides

The energy crisis is becoming a currency crisis

The biggest losers include the Egyptian pound, the Philippine peso, the South Korean won and the Thai baht.

Indonesia rupiah hits new record low; president downplays day-to-day impact of currency weakness

Bad timing for Indonesia to be living dangerously again

Bank Indonesia’s off‑cycle rate hike on June 9 underscored just how alarmed policymakers are about the trajectory of Southeast Asia’s largest economy. It also serves as an early wa...