The traders should be able to take advantage of the cutting of the benchmark interest rate. (Image via: Money Control)

Traders' Happy Hour! Time to Sweep Bank Shares, Sponsored by the Feds

Alfonsus Adi Putra
Market & Investment
Stocks & Bonds
Jul 15, 2019
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The rumor has been buzzing in every trader’s ears. The Federal Reserve (The Feds), the central bank of the U.S., is going to cut the benchmark rate. On Wednesday (9/7) last week, the Governor of The Feds, Jerome Powell, brought back the idea of cutting the benchmark rate to life which might happen around July.

However, for Indonesian traders, it is best to just ignore the rumor, since the real deal lies in the result of Bank Indonesia’s (BI) Board of Governor’s Meeting (RDG) which is going to be held this week. The meeting is going to discuss the domestic benchmark interest rate.

The Feds’ plan might affect the share’s market movement, however, the later statement after the RDG is going to hit even bigger for the Indonesian traders. Should BI also follow after The Feds’ step which is cutting the benchmark interest rate, hence the price of bank shares with a big cap.

It is wise for Indonesian traders to buy bank shares with red plates such as PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), PT Bank Mandiri (BMRI), and PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI). These 3 bank shares’ Price Earning Ratio (PERs) are still considered cheap; hence, making them easy to observe.

However, keep in mind, Indonesian traders, that you might not gain big on the short term from the bank shares since it is still in the air whether The Feds and BI will cut the benchmark interest rate. In other words, you need to be patient until the benchmark interest rate cut policy is certain. Until that time, the increase in bank shares is deemed insignificant still.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20190715100809-92-412115/sinyal-bunga-fed-turun-makin-kuat-waktunya-borong-saham-bank

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