• Indonesia intervenes in markets as rupiah sets new record low

    Published Tue, May 5, 2026 · 12:40 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank intervened in the foreign-exchange markets as the rupiah set a new record low.Bank Indonesia intervened through offshore and domestic non-deliverable forwards, spot transactions and government bonds in the secondary market, Erwin Hutapea, executive director of monetary and securities management, said on Tuesday (May 5).The rupiah dropped 0.2 per cent to 17,422 per US dollar on the day, marking an all-time low.Investors are dumping assets of nations which are most impacted by the surge in oil prices following the Iran war, with the Indian rupee also falling to a new…

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  • Volvo Cars says demand for new EX60 electric SUV exceeds expectation

    Published Wed, Apr 22, 2026 · 10:27 PM [GOTHENBURG, Sweden] Volvo Cars expects to build up to 40,000 cars of its new flagship electric model this year, with demand exceeding initial expectations, its CEO told Reuters as the automaker kicked off production in Sweden on Wednesday (Apr 22). Volvo, which…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • El Chapo Resurfaces with a Desperate Letter in English from Supermax Prison

    Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has made himself heard again from inside the ADX Florence in Colorado, one of the United States’ most restrictive federal prisons. This time the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel wrote a handwritten letter in English that pleads for “fairness” and claims his constitutional rights have…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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