Indonesia’s ill-timed return to the financial brink

Economists worried about the state of central bank independence are almost linearly focused on the Federal Reserve in Washington. Yet recent events in Jakarta may be even more troubling. The vast majority of Bank Indonesia watchers were shocked by this week’s surprise interest rate cut. BI was almost universally expected to stand pat amid uncertainty
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