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Fellow investors, we are witnessing a massive “risk-off” day in the Indonesian market today. A perfect storm of structural index issues and global geopolitical escalation has triggered significant capital flight toward safe havens.
TL;DR: The “buy Big 4 banks first” strategy is failing in 2026. Small/Mid banks are up +26-30% while Big 4 are down -10%. The catalyst? OJK is rumored to be planning to erase the KBMI 1 classification, forcing massive M&A/consolidation. BJTM is the blueprint; BBYB and BANK might be the targets.
Thereโs been a notable sell-off in US markets this week, with equities and Treasuries feeling pressure as geopolitical tensions between the United States and the European Union escalated after President Trumpโs aggressive statements on Greenland. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq all saw significant weakness, safe-haven assets like gold jumped, and yields on U.S. Treasuries rose as investors reassessed risk and the prospect of a transatlantic trade conflict.
Danantara, Indonesiaโs new Sovereign Wealth Fund, today announced an ambitious plan to issue a second set of new Patriot Bonds worth Rp 20 trillion. The bond issuance aims to promote sustainable investment in Indonesia and provide the public with an opportunity to participate in financing projects with positive social and environmental impact.
The Indonesia Composite Index (IHSG) made history again in Thursdayโs trading session (Jan 15, 2026), decisively breaking through the psychological 9,000 level. The rally has been driven by strong foreign capital inflows and growing optimism around early-year corporate earnings.
Following the US intervention on Jan 3rd and the establishment of the Interim Government, we now see that the US Dept. of Energy is officially rolling back sanctions to allow around 30-50M barrels of Venezuelan crude to flow into the US.
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