Jakarta
Americannoun
noun
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Sydney, Wellington and Jakarta also advanced, though there were losses in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Just last week, Jakarta and Bulacan in the Philippines learned they would each host a third show.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
Find insight on Nordic banks, Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index, Malaysia’s consumer-price index and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Jakarta jumped more than four percent as easing concerns over energy costs provided fresh support to the beleaguered rupiah, which strengthened to 17,700 per dollar, its best leve. since the end of May.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
After their divorce, Ann went on to marry a Javanese geologist named Lolo Soetoro and moved to Jakarta, bringing along the junior Barack Obama—my Barack Obama—who was then six years old.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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