GOLD - Gold soared above the $2,600 level on Friday for the first time, extending a rally boosted by bets for further U.S.

The dollar climbed 1.2% on the Japanese currency to 144.29 - its strongest in two weeks - on the back of Ueda's remarks ...

Fiscal expenditure grew 1.5% in the January-August period, down from a 2.5% increase in the first seven months ...

CREDIT INTEREST RATE - BANGKOK. Thailand need not reduce interest rates immediately after the Federal Reserve eased policy as ...

ILUSTRASI. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$ 500 million policy-based loan to Indonesia. ASIA - JAKARTA.

Gold lingered near record high levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the Fed's interest rate reduction.

Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point to 4-3/4 to 5 percent..

ILUSTRASI. A trader works inside a booth, as screens display a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome ...

THE FED - LONDON. The U.S. Federal Reserve has joined a global easing cycle with a larger-than-anticipated half-point ...

CYBER CRIME - JAKARTA. Indonesia's tax agency is investigating an alleged data breach that exposed the taxpayer ...

A wave of risk appetite swept global financial markets higher from stocks and the dollar to gold and oil on Thursday ...

ILUSTRASI. New Zealand's economy contracted in the second quarter as activity fell in a number of major industries. ECONOMIC ...