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Golden Ten Data, April 8 – Due to increased market intervention by Bank Indonesia to stabilize the weakening rupiah, the country's foreign exchange reserves have declined for the third consecutive month, dropping to their lowest level in nearly two years as of March. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bank Indonesia said that due to measures taken to stabilize the currency and government repayments of external debt, foreign exchange reserves in March fell by $3.7 billion to $148.2 billion, the lowest level since July 2024. In the first three months of this year, Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves have decreased by a total of $8.3 billion.

Golden Ten Data, April 8 – Japanese energy and chemical company Chiyoda Corp stated that it is considering resuming construction work on a large liquefied natural gas export plant in Qatar, which signals a cautiously optimistic market sentiment just hours after a ceasefire agreement was reached between the United States and Iran. A spokesperson for the company said on Wednesday: “Based on the situation so far, we are considering resuming on-site work for the Qatar liquefied natural gas project.” The resumption of work in Ras Laffan Port by Chiyoda will bring hope to certain parts of this large facility. Previously, the operator QatarEnergy said last month that the damage would take years to repair.

ChainCatcher reports, according to Coinglass data, the current cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is 18, up 6 points from yesterday. The 7-day average is 12, and the 30-day average is 13.