In the 2016 Q2 and Q3 edition of the Economic Quarterly Report, we explained that the results of the US presidential election could pose significant risks to the Indonesian economy, although the likelihood of such risks is very small based on Polling aggregate. Therefore, Donald J. Trump's victory as president of the United States triggered “Trump tantrums” which triggered a massive sell-off in emerging markets and buying safe haven assets such as Japanese bonds.

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