Note: In today's Asia-Pacific markets, Indonesia’s circuit breaker acted like a thorn, deeply piercing the flesh of stakeholders—especially amplifying the frustration指数 of tech enthusiasts in tandem with this thorn.
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For the October 16 Global Marketing, record only three major items.
◎ Indonesia Circuit Breaker
Circuit breakers are not uncommon in the Asia-Pacific market in 2026, primarily due to the sharp increase in weight and extreme volatility of semiconductors in South Korea. The KOSPI, for instance, has triggered circuit breakers at least ten times this year. Under the sidecar mechanism for KOSDAQ, technical monopolies have led to inconsistent reporting standards, with possible circuit breaker triggers exceeding 25 times. These circuit breakers include both upward and downward triggers.
However, Indonesia's circuit breakers are fundamentally different.
In January this year, Indonesia experienced one circuit breaker trigger, caused by passive funds reducing positions in advance, leading to a sharp circuit breaker the next trading day. However, Indonesia’s circuit breaker was primarily triggered by its removal from emerging market indices, rather than by sharp price swings in popular assets affecting broader market trends.
The international capital market also needs to deflate bubbles and reduce burdens. Currently, Indonesia’s market has been targeted by measures—MSCI has proposed downgrading it from an emerging market to a standalone market, a move that carries even greater short-term impact than Moody’s or S&P downgrading a country’s sovereign credit rating. Globally, only three markets have received this distinction: Palestine, Lebanon, and Argentina. Argentina’s classification as a standalone market due to Milei’s aggressive reforms is entirely justified; the other two are war-torn nations. Yet Indonesia, as the world’s largest Muslim-majority country and Southeast Asia’s largest market, has now been granted this distinction—truly a case of squandering a strong hand.
The first two versions of Yuanbao contained extensive descriptions of the Indonesian management group and analysis of monopolistic capital, which cannot be elaborated on here.
After Suharto came to power, he launched two anti-Chinese campaigns within 33 years. The first was purely due to a political crisis, and the second occurred during the Asian Financial Crisis. Currently, the systemic corruption and policy dysfunction at the national level in Indonesia bear some resemblance to that era. The risks identified by MSCI—which could ultimately lead to Indonesia’s exclusion from the international investable universe—have not yet been fully realized; the earliest possible timeline is late April next year, with a final deadline of late June. There is little time remaining to fundamentally alter MSCI’s assessment of Indonesia, as the government has ignored MSCI’s reform demands, taking no action against insider trading or coordinated trading, while state capital remains highly concentrated in the hands of a few dominant families.
Suharto previously excelled at manufacturing a common enemy feared across Southeast Asia, deflecting internal tensions onto this group, resulting in severe consequences. (Financial analysis is not elaborated here, as numerous avenues exist to understand this.) Today, due to Indonesia’s strength and international standing, if these actors attempt to replicate past risk-deflection tactics, they must proceed with caution—though low-intensity deflection is still likely. Such maneuvers may even align with the strategic risk appetite of the international community, particularly among those seeking balance between East and West. Already, Indonesia’s nationalization of key minerals and its rejection and pressure on Chinese capital have prompted Indonesian capital to decisively withdraw and seek alternatives.
Before a new global financial storm emerges, thresholds in tense regions will significantly decrease, producing impacts beyond the average. Monitor Indonesia’s capital market and policy responses to MSCI’s neutral or strong risk warnings, as well as any other responses or missteps.
◎ Anthropic may delay its IPO
Previous research reports have formally highlighted, for two consecutive quarters, the risks posed by earnings misses. These risks are now being realized and amplified. SOP is still growing rapidly, but the growth rate has slowed; this single change has already created a de facto crisis in investor sentiment and enthusiasm toward it, spilling over to other similar technology sectors.
Prior to and during the early U.S. session on the 16th, the corresponding sectors and related assets experienced significant valuation declines, sparking widespread market skepticism about whether OpenAI can proceed with its IPO as scheduled and as expected.
The overall market sentiment across multiple Asian markets during the day, along with the intraday volatility and sharp decline, were jointly caused by Indonesia’s circuit breaker and underwhelming performance of tech influencer-related assets.
Flying car
The visions Musk pitched in 2017 have now largely come to fruition. This flying car has gone viral among cross-sector audiences and investors in consumer vehicles, automotive, and aerospace. His early vision of a three-dimensional aerial transportation system is steadily becoming a reality.
The overwhelming advantage and impact on domestic so-called latecomers and competitors will be realized in the coming time.
This has become a competition across different eras. Assets anchored to different values will be comprehensively revalued.
Let me leave it at that for now.
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