The Indonesia stock market turned higher again on Friday, one session after ending the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 150 points or 2 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just shy of the 7,550-point plateau and it's got a green light again for Monday's trade.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive on optimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses figure to open in similar fashion.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.