Cuts to fuel subsidies mean no more rate cuts in Indonesia

Having cut interest rates by a cumulative 100bp over the past six months, Bank Indonesia (BI) left rates on hold today, as expected. With upcoming cuts to fuel price subsidies likely to push inflation to around 7% y/y by end-2012, we now believe BI’s interest rate-cutting cycle has come to an end.

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