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Bank Indonesia Pertahankan Suku Bunga di 3,50%

  Rapat Dewan Gubernur Bank Indonesia pada 18-19 Agustus 2021 memutuskan untuk mempertahankan BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) di 3,50%, suku bunga Deposit Facility di 2,75% dan suku bunga Lending Facility di 4,25%.To get more news about Ekonomi Indonesia, you can visit wikifx.com official website.
Dalam konferensi pers Bank Indonesia di YouTube hari ini, Gubernur Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo menyampaikan, "Keputusan ini sejalan dengan perlunya menjaga stabilitas nilai tukar dan sistem keuangan, di tengah prakiraan inflasi yang rendah dan upaya untuk mendukung pertumbuhan ekonomi"
  Bank Indonesia juga terus mengoptimalkan seluruh bauran kebijakan untuk menjaga stabilitas makroekonomi dan sistem keuangan serta mendukung upaya perbaikan ekonomi lebih lanjut, melalui berbagai langkah berikut:
  Melanjutkan kebijakan nilai tukar Rupiah untuk menjaga stabilitas nilai tukar yang sejalan dengan fundamental dan mekanisme pasar;
  Melanjutkan penguatan strategi operasi moneter untuk memperkuat efektivitas stance kebijakan moneter akomodatif;
  Mendorong intermediasi melalui penguatan kebijakan transparansi suku bunga dasar kredit (SBDK) dengan penekanan pada transmisi SBDK pada suku bunga kredit baru khususnya segmen KPR;
  Mengakselerasi penggunaan Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), termasuk QRIS antarnegara, dan mendorong implementasi Standar Nasional Open API Pembayaran (SNAP) untuk perluasan integrasi ekonomi dan keuangan digital;
  Menjaga kelancaran dan keandalan sistem pembayaran serta mendukung program Pemerintah melalui kerjasama pelaksanaan uji coba digitalisasi bantuan sosial (bansos) dan program Elektronifikasi Transaksi Pemerintah;
  Memfasilitasi penyelenggaraan promosi perdagangan dan investasi serta melanjutkan sosialisasi penggunaan Local Currency Settlement (LCS) bekerja sama dengan instansi terkait. Pada Agustus dan September 2021 akan diselenggarakan promosi investasi dan perdagangan di Uni Emirat Arab, Tiongkok, Australia, Swedia, Inggris, Singapura, dan Malaysia.
  Perry menambahkan bahwa Bank Indonesia akan terus meningkatkan koordinasi kebijakan dengan Pemerintah dan instansi terkait untuk mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi, termasuk koordinasi kebijakan moneter - fiskal, kebijakan untuk mendorong ekspor, serta inklusi ekonomi dan keuangan.

MÔ HÌNH TAM GIÁC (TRIANGLE PATTERN) LÀ GÌ?


Mô hình tam giác (Triangle Pattern) là mô hình giá xuất hiện sau xu hướng tăng hoặc giảm, báo hiệu sự tạm dừng của xu hướng hiện tại. Giá bắt đầu dịch chuyển trong phạm vi hẹp và có xu hướng hội tụ tại một điểm trước khi phá vỡ mô hình tam giác theo một hướng cụ thể.To get more news about mô hình tam giác là gì, you can visit wikifx.com official website.
  Mô hình tam giác được hình thành từ 2 đường xu hướng, một trong 2 đường này bắt buộc phải dốc xuống hoặc hướng lên, còn đường kia sẽ đi theo hướng ngược lại hoặc đi ngang. Hai đường này sẽ hội tụ tại một điểm phía bên phải của mô hình. Đường xu hướng phía trên đi qua các đỉnh, đóng vai trò là một đường kháng cự còn đường phía dưới đi qua các đáy chính là đường hỗ trợ.
  Trong thị trường Forex (Ngoại hối), mô hình tam giác thường xuất hiện trong giai đoạn sideway, tức là khi thị trường đang đi ngang. Sau những đợt tăng giá hoặc giảm giá, thị trường sẽ bắt đầu bước vào giai đoạn điều chỉnh, lúc này khi biên độ di chuyển của giá ngày càng hẹp dần sẽ là tín hiệu cho thấy mô hình tam giác (Triangle Pattern) đang được hình thành.
Đặc điểm mô hình tam giác
  Yếu tố quan trọng đầu tiên là mô hình cần có ít nhất 4 điểm để hình thành, trong đó bao gồm tối thiểu 2 đỉnh trên và tối thiểu 2 đáy dưới. Đỉnh sau phải thấp hơn đỉnh trước và đáy sau phải thấp hơn đáy trước, dẫn đến độ dốc đường hỗ trợ lớn hơn độ dốc đường kháng cự. Sau đó, hai cạnh của tam giác phải hội tụ về 1 điểm.
  Lưu ý, khi giá breakout ra khỏi một trong hai cạnh của tam giác thì mô hình mới được xác nhận hoàn thành.
  Mô hình tam giác (Triangle Pattern) có hình dạng khá giống với mô hình cái nêm (Wedge Pattern) và mô hình cờ đuôi nheo(Pennant Pattern). Vì vậy, để tránh nhầm lẫn các nhà đầu tư cần phải nắm chắc đặc điểm nhận dạng của các mô hình này.
  Mô hình tam giác (Triangle Pattern) có 3 loại mô hình: Mô hình tam giác tăng (Ascending Triangle), Mô hình tam giác giảm (Descending Triangle), Mô hình tam giác cân (Symmetrical Triangle).
1. Mô hình tam giác tăng (Ascending Triangle)
  Đặc điểm nhận biết của mô hình tam giác tăng (Ascending Triangle) khá giống hình tam giác vuông với cạnh nằm ngang phía bên trên là đường kháng cự, cạnh còn lại là một thường thẳng dốc lên có vai trò như đường hỗ trợ (đường kháng cự được tạo thành tối thiểu từ 2 đỉnh và đường hỗ trợ là đường thẳng đi qua ít nhất là 2 đáy).
  Mô hình tam giác tăng (Ascending Triangle) thường xuất hiện ở giữa của một xu hướng tăng, dự báo rằng phe bán đang dần yếu thế trong khi phe mua đang chiếm vị thế áp đảo và ngày càng tăng mạnh.
Để giao dịch với mô hình tam giác tăng (Ascending Triangle), đầu tiên, cần vẽ hai đường xu hướng kháng cự và hỗ trợ trên đồ thị. Sau đó thực hiện xác định các điểm vào lệnh, chốt lời và cắt lỗ.
  Entry point (vào lệnh): Nếu giá xác nhận phá vỡ ngưỡng kháng cự thì sẽ vào một lệnh buy hoặc một lệnh sell nếu giá breakout khỏi đường hỗ trợ.
  Stop loss (dừng lỗ): Đặt tại đáy gần nhất đối với lệnh buy hoặc tại đỉnh gần nhất đối với lệnh sell.
  Take profit (chốt lời): Tại điểm mà khoảng cách từ vị trí đó đến điểm breakout bằng với độ cao của tam giác và cùng chiều với xu hướng vào lệnh.
2. Mô hình tam giác giảm (Descending Triangle)
  Đặc điểm nhận biết mô hình tam giác giảm (Descending Triangle) gồm một cạnh phía dưới là đường hỗ trợ nằm ngang và một cạnh phía trên là đường kháng cự nối các đỉnh có hướng dốc xuống. Hai cạnh này giao nhau tại một điểm phía bên phải của mô hình.
  Trước khi tam giác giảm (Descending Triangle) được hình thành, thị trường thường dao động trong một xu hướng giảm. Dự báo phe bán đang chiếm ưu thế và phe mua đang yếu dần.
Lưu ý, nhà đầu tư nên chờ khi mô hình được tạo thành một cách hoàn chỉnh thì mới thực hiện giao dịch để có thể hạn chế tối đa số tiền thua lỗ cũng như rủi ro "cháy" tài khoản.
  Cách giao dịch với mô hình tam giác giảm:
  Phương pháp giao dịch với mô hình tam giác giảm (Descending Triangle) giống với mô hình tam giác tăng. Khi giá breakout xuyên thủng ngưỡng hỗ trợ thì đây là cơ hội thích hợp để các trader vào lệnh mua. Ngược lại, khi khu vực kháng cự bị phá vỡ là thời điểm thích hợp để các nhà đầu tư đặt lệnh bán trên thị trường.
  Entry point (vào lệnh): Mở lệnh bán bên dưới mức hỗ trợ và đặt lệnh mua phía trên mức kháng cự.
  Stop loss (dừng lỗ): Đối với lệnh buy thì cắt lỗ sẽ đặt tại đáy gần nhất và đỉnh gần nhất đối với lệnh sell.
Take profit (chốt lời): Tương tự như mô hình tam giác tăng, đặt tại điểm cách điểm đặt lệnh bằng chiều cao của tam giác.

Taper talk, Delta cases push down oil, boost dollar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Oil fell to its lowest levels since May while the U.S. dollar surged to a nine-month high, as rising COVID-19 cases worldwide and the prospect of a looming Federal Reserve taper threw cold water on risk appetites.To get more news about FOREX.com, you can visit wikifx.com official website.
  On Wall Street, stocks ended the day mixed, with defensive and tech-heavy stocks regaining ground after two days of losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.19%, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.13% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.11%.
  The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 45 nations, fell 0.73%.
  Oil was down for its sixth straight session, with investors retreating over fears of weak demand amid a worsening pandemic and a rising U.S. dollar. Brent crude lost 2.6%, to settle at $66.45 a barrel. The most-active contract for U.S. West Intermediate (WTI) fell 2.6%, to $63.50 a barrel. It fell earlier to $62.41 a barrel.
  The rise in Delta variant cases across the United States is weighing on hopes the economy could recover quickly, with recent economic data painting a murky picture.
  Reticence to take on risk helped drive a decline in U.S. Treasury yields Thursday, with the benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR dipping to 1.242%.
  The dollar's safe-haven status and the prospect of an earlier end to Fed stimulus helped push it to a nine-month high. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six other currencies, rising 0.46% to 93.566.
  The dollar's gain also helped push down gold prices, with spot gold falling 0.37% to $1,780.91 an ounce.
  "Its very much investors grappling with the growth outlook for the global economy, and how aggressive the Fed will taper when they get around to it," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Investment Management in Chicago.
Minutes from the Fed's July meeting loomed over markets this week, which showed officials dicussing easing back on unprecedented economic stimulus by year's end. While there was some division among Fed officials, steady progress on the economic front, particularly in job gains, could clear the way for an upcoming taper to monthly bond purchases.
  The minutes solidified expectations the Fed will step back on stimulus before year's end barring some unpleasant economic surprise.
  "Any decision to begin tapering asset purchases will be highly conditional on the data flow. With the recent rise in COVID cases, the Fed will be monitoring the incoming data closely to make sure that the economy continues to make 'substantial further progress' toward its dual mandate (especially on employment) before announcing any changes to its asset purchase program," said Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) Securities analysts in a note, moving up their taper timeline to November from January.
  There was positive news on the employment front Thursday, with the Labor Department reporting that the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 17-month low last week. But gains in the job market also help nudge the Fed toward ending its stimulus effort.
  The Fed focus now shifts to its annual research conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, next week. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is due to give a speech that will be scoured for clues on the central bank's next steps.

Dollar holds firm as risk aversion hammers Canadian dollar

The safe-haven U.S. dollar hovered near a 9-1/2-month high against major peers on Friday, buoyed by fears that the Delta coronavirus variant could delay the global economic recovery.To get more news about easyMarkets, you can visit wikifx.com official website.
  The greenback has also been boosted by expectations the Federal Reserve could still start to taper stimulus this year, even with COVID-19 infections surging this month in the United States.
  The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, was little changed at 93.544 from Thursday, when it touched 93.587 for the first time since early November. For the week, it's on track to gain 1.1%, the most in two months.
  The Canadian dollar dropped to a fresh six-month low of C$1.2832 amid a plunge in oil prices on those economic growth worries, while the Aussie and New Zealand dollars languished near nine-month lows.
Risk aversion in the air has buoyed the greenback, with pro-growth currencies bearing the brunt of it," Rodrigo Catril, a strategist at National Australia Bank (OTC:NABZY), wrote in a client note.
  The yen, another safe-haven currency, slipped 0.1% to 109.87 per dollar on Friday, but remains in the centre of its trading range of the past six weeks.
  The euro ticked up 0.05% to $1.6825, but still traded near the 9 1/2-month low of $1.16655 reached overnight. It is down 0.94% this week, the most since mid-June.
  Minutes of the Fed's July meeting, released on Wednesday, showed officials largely expect to reduce their monthly bond buying later this year, although divisions remain on the timing and pace of a taper, and whether inflation, joblessness or the coronavirus pandemic pose a bigger risk to economic recovery.
  A decline in debt purchases by the Fed is widely considered positive for the dollar as it is expected to raise U.S. government bond yields, making it more attractive for investors to hold dollar-denominated assets.
  The Aussie rose 0.1% to $0.7155 on Friday, but was still close to the 9 1/2-month low of $0.7143 reached on Thursday. It has fallen 3% this week, on track for its worst performance since September of last year, with most of the country under lockdown to battle a COVID-19 outbreak.
  New Zealand's kiwi ticked up 0.1% to $0.6832, but remained near Thursday's nine-month trough of $0.6810. It has sunk 2.9% for the week, also the worst since September, after its central bank delayed a rate hike, shifting gears as the country went into a snap COVID-19 lockdown.
  Sterling touched a fresh one-month low of $1.3628 on Friday, before trading 0.07% higher at $1.3638. It has fallen 1.64% this week, which would be the biggest drop for two months.

If your organization uses commercial wire baskets as part of your processes, this article will provide a good understanding of everything you need to know.Get more news about Stainless Steel Drawer Baskets,you can vist our website!

1. The Sides Don’t Have To Be Flexible
If your industrial demands require baskets with more rigid sides, you have options. In addition to the stiff wire grid basket, container sides can also be made from expanded metal. You can find products that can serve as soft wire mesh filter baskets or as rigid sided pieces of perforated sheet metal.

2. The Basket Frame Can Be Almost Any Shape
In addition to the flexibility in the available basket sides, a variety of frames are possible. Frames can be any standard shape, and both square and round wire mesh baskets are fairly common. Frames can also be made somewhat flexible to reduce damage.

3. Basket Storing Options Are Part Of The Deal
How do you properly store your basket when it is not being used? You can include a variety of storing options into the desired shape. Hooks can be added to the basket frame for wall storage. Additionally, nesting divots allow easy and stable basket stacking.
4. Stainless Steel Is Not Your Only Option
While stainless steel is one of the most popular alloys in modern manufacturing, it is not the only choice. A wide variety of alloy options can be used to meet the aesthetic or chemical needs of your processes. However, stainless steel is the most popular choice because of its durability and lower cost.
5. Never Assume an Order is Too Small Or Big
Serving the production industry requires deep flexibility in custom design. Modern manufacturing provides everything from tiny pieces of material for electronics to large scale designs for aircraft. Large wire mesh baskets are commonly used for dipping a variety of objects into chemical baths. No project is too big or too small.

Many wire mesh facilities thrive on small orders. Nearly 99.9% of all businesses in the U.S. are small businesses (SBA). Your custom order of one is gratefully received.
6. General Purpose or Standard Baskets May Be Purchased Quickly
The good thing about modern manufacturing is the variety of industries, resulting in a quick turn-over rate. That means that for most businesses, the shape, size, and characteristics of the basket you need have already been created.

The Best Metal Detectors

For most of us, the fantasy of finding buried treasure faded away along with other childhood passions, like making it into the Guinness World Records for building the world’s largest pillow fort. But it doesn’t have to. With the right metal detector, a little patience, and some knowledge of history, anyone can dig up centuries-old jewelry and long-lost coins (or at least have a better chance of finding a lost earring in the grass). Of course, some locations are better suited for metal detecting than others. “There is a very big difference between detecting in Europe and detecting in the United States,” says Branko Barisic, a Croatian detectorist (yes, that is the actual term for it) who posts about his finds, including a huge Roman coin depicting Alexander Severus on his Instagram page Metal Detecting Croatia. “Most of the coins I see people find with detectors in America are a few hundred years old, but in Europe, it’s common to find Roman coins that are 2,000 years old,” he says.Get more news about Metal Detector,you can vist our website!

That’s not to say that there’s no cool stuff to uncover stateside, too. Brad Martin of Green Mountain Metal Detecting has a YouTube channel highlighting some of his best finds, including some Spanish gold in the mountains of Vermont. The choice of tools, he says, is important. Someone searching for gold jewelry on a saltwater beach should choose a different machine than someone searching for old coins in a park. “My advice is to visit a local hobby shop and have a chat, they will know what’s best for your area.” Before you do that, and to help get you acquainted with the top metal detectors on the market right now (some of which can handle all types of terrain), we asked Barisic, Martin, and five other experienced detectorists from the United States and Europe about the metal detectors they started out using and what they use now. They also suggested other gear you’ll need to get your treasure out of the dirt and home safely.

According to Martin, the more expensive the machine, the more it can discriminate between trash and treasure. While you shouldn’t spend thousands on your first metal detector, you don’t want to go too cheap either. Martin says “spending more than $150 from well-known brands like Garrett, XP, Minelab, and Fisher will save a lot of time and disappointment in the field.” For Barisic, the location is even more important than the fanciness of your detector. “In great locations, you can find amazing things with a cheap metal detector, but in a bad location, even with the best detector in the world, you’ll find nothing.” Both Chambers and Martin say the best spots are those where the ground has remained relatively undisturbed for a long period of time. “Crop fields are plowed and turned, making some items too deep to detect,” says Martin. Many detectorists look at old maps to find the ruins of old homes or ask permission to look for treasure at old houses about to be demolished.

But before you go hunting for artifacts, you might want to think about where you are digging and whether it is disturbing a site that could otherwise be preserved. “There is a tense relationship between metal detectorists and archaeologists,” says Matthew Reeves, director of archaeology at James Madison’s Montpelier in Virginia. That tension stems from incidents of theft and destruction of historic sites throughout Europe and the U.S. But there are also relationships where the two are cooperating. Reeves works with metal detectorists at Montpelier to recover and preserve the stories of the enslaved Americans who lived and labored on the 2,650-acre plantation. Before ever putting shovel to the ground, they carefully survey the land looking for evidence (usually a concentration of nails) of labor sites. If not properly handled and recorded, these sites and the stories of the people who labored there would be lost both to their descendants and to the world.

The Port of Singapore has performed well despite the challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic, and is on track to achieve its targets around maritime decarbonization while also promoting digitalization and enhancing inter-modal connectivity, Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Jan. 13.Get more news about Singpaore Shipping,you can vist our website!
The port's strong performance comes as the international shipping market deals with numerous challenges due to the pandemic, with bunker demand worldwide slowing and trade hindered as restrictions on movements, weak macroeconomics and trade tensions persist.

"After a steep decline in early 2020 when COVID-19 first struck, international sea trade volumes have shown signs of recovery from the second half of last year," Chee said in his opening speech at the Singapore Maritime Foundation's New Year Conversations 2021 on Jan. 13.
Singapore has also witnessed many maritime companies expand their presence in the city-state as it remained a trusted hub during tough times, Chee said.

Yang Ming chose Singapore as the regional base for its container shipping business to provide liner services across Asia, Middle East, North Europe and the Mediterranean. Swire Bulk, previously the dry bulk shipping division of China Navigation, has established its new headquarters in Singapore, while Wilhelmsen Ships Services has embarked on a joint venture with German engineering conglomerate thyssenkrupp to manufacture 3D printed maritime spare parts in Singapore.
The city-state has been developing LNG bunkering capabilities under the LNG bunkering pilot program. It has also partnered port administrations to establish a global network of LNG bunker-ready ports, co-funded the construction of LNG-fueled vessels, and continues to promote LNG as a cleaner, interim fuel.

Keppel Offshore and Marine delivered Singapore's first LNG bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, on Jan. 4. With this, the Port of Singapore is now ready to support ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in its waters.

The MPA is also evaluating proposals to award up to two additional LNG bunker supplier licenses, Chee said.

"But there is scope to do more beyond LNG, such as in the areas of setting new standards and developing green solutions associated with zero or low carbon fuels," Chee said.

Through the S$40 million ($30.1 million) Maritime Green Future Fund, the MPA is working with the industry and academia to develop technologies and pilot the use of alternative marine fuels such as methanol and biofuels, and electric vessels, he said.
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How to Effectively Cut Padlocks During Forcible-Entry Operations

Padlocks are an easy, inexpensive way for property owners to secure access into specific areas. This common type of lock usually secures mounted hasps by connecting and locking two ends of a chain, or by locking out pre-fabricated hardware on an appliance or machine. Though not commonly seen on main entrance or exit doors of businesses or private dwellings, the padlock can be found on storage unit doors, sheds, fence gates, vehicle access bollard posts, and post-indicator valves (PIVs), to name a few locations.Get more news about Weatherproof Padlocks Bunnings,you can vist our website!

Bolt cutters are the common tool of choice for to cut padlocks during forcible-entry. Unfortunately, most padlocks are made of case-hardened steel, which is very strong in comparison to the materials that bolt cutters were intended to cut.

You will find that most of the time, a set of bolt cutters will make the cut, using a big effort, but the damage to the tool after continual use will render it ineffective over time. Take a look at the bolt cutters on your apparatus and notice the large elongated nicks taken out of the cutting edges. Not only can you damage your bolt cutters by cutting padlocks, but you can hinder processes on the fireground.

You probably haven't been assigned the “bolt cutters” on the fireground when your company rolls up. There is another tool (or set of tools) on the fireground that is frequently found in the hands of multiple firefighters – and that’s a set of “irons.”

Whether you choose a flathead axe or a sledge maul, you can marry it with a Halligan bar – and padlocks will fear you. When a padlock fails or fractures, it usually does so at the latch cut on the shackle, or at the base of the shackle where it swivels down inside. It doesn’t take a tremendous amount of force to fail and can even be accomplished by a single firefighter with a tool in each hand.

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