Daily Report | 4 August 2022

Supply bottlenecks eased, the service industry resumed expansion as Factory Orders rose solidly. The US ISM Services Index in July expanded to 56.7 (Surv. 53.5); ending the 2Q22 decline.

Daily Report | 3 August 2022

Pelosi’s visit puts the US in a position to defend Taiwan’s independence. Biden’s political stance against the principle of One China Policy, the claim that Taiwan is an integral part of China’s sovereignty, has made the China-Taiwan political escalation heat up.

BI Still Has Room to Hold BI 7DRRR

BI still has room to hold BI 7DRRR. A number of domestic economic data supported the market yesterday, such as: S&P Global Indonesia Manufacturing PMI in July which continued to expand or at the level of 51.3 (Jun. 50.2); and July’s Core CPI YoY of 2.86% (Jun. 2.63%) or still within BI’s target of 2%-4%, making BI still have room to hold back the BI 7DRRR.

Daily Report | 2 August 2022

Manufacturing data was above expectations, propelling stocks into the green zone, before Wall Street finally closed lower in early August.

Weekly Report | 1 August 2022

Big Cap. Earning Results and the Fed’s Hawkish slowdown supported the JCI to approach the psychological level of 7,000. In addition to Indonesia’s inflation which has not become a concern in the near future, investors appreciate the positives of the Big Four Banks and a number of Consumer Non-Cyclicals Earning Results.

SUN Benchmark Mixed Amid US Recession

SUN Benchmark Mixed Amid US Recession. In addition to Indonesia’s inflation which has not become a concern in the near future, the movement of the SUN market for the week amid the US economy officially recorded a recession, or GDP Annualized 2Q22 contracted -0.9% QoQ (Vs. 1Q22 -1.6% QoQ), in line with consumer spending, with Personal Consumption 2Q22 QoQ +1.0% and Core PCE 2Q22 QoQ +4.4%, slower than the previous quarter.

Daily Report | 1 August 2022

Tech stocks revival amid the Fed’s Dovish tone. The Tech sector has performed relatively well during the lockdown, making Big Tech.