JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's central bank will direct its monetary policy to maintain stability and support economic growth, its governor said on Monday, adding that the rupiah exchange rate remains under control.
Governor Perry Warjiyo said the central bank's decision to cut its rate by 150 basis points has drastically lowered the government's bond yield.
The bank governor also added on Monday that there was still room for another interest rate cut, but the timing of that would depend on rupiah stability and the effectiveness of previous rate reductions.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$4.34 billion in September, official data showed on Monday, lower than the US$4.79 billion forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, as both exports and imports came in above market expectations.
Imports rose by 7.17% from a year earlier to $20.34 billion in September, beating economists' expectations of a 1% rise, and exports rose 11.41% to $24.68 billion in September, stronger than an expected 7.72% increase.
Statistics Indonesia is due to release the October inflation rates and other economic indicators later on Monday. - Reuters
