Indonesië verhoogt rente onverwacht

Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2011 as Governor Agus Martowardojo accelerates efforts to boost confidence in the currency and cool inflation expectations.

Bank Indonesia policy makers increased the reference rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6 percent, the central bank said in Jakarta today. All 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expected no change.