CPOTR prices rose 3.88% to Rp22,745/Kg at the close of trading last week. Prices on CPO fluctuated after the government lifted the ban on exports of CPO and its derivatives which was implemented on April 28. The government announced (19/5) the plan to reopen the CPO export faucet starting Monday, May 23 2022.

ICDX gold prices moved 4% lower compared to the previous week with prices moving lower following a 50 basis point increase in interest rates by the Fed, yields on 10-year US government bonds moving to 3% and the US dollar moving to near highs 20 years.

ICDX's Crude oil prices until the close of the first week of May still showed a positive trend with price movements closing up by 5.1 percent. The main catalyst driving oil prices is still focused on the Ukraine conflict which is still ongoing and has triggered a series of new sanctions against Russia.

The price of CPOTR fell 1.7% to level of IDR 22,550/Kg at the close of trading last week. The market looks alert amid the uncertainty of the Indonesian CPO market regarding the rise of news about the cooking oil mafia. In addition, market players are waiting for the next policy to be taken by the Indonesian government in overcoming the spike in domestic cooking oil prices.

Three months have passed and we have arrived at the end of the first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter, there are quite a number of important issues that have emerged.

ICDX tin price in the week ending April 8 closed down by 0.74 percent. Indonesia's tin export activities are starting to recover along with the increasing number of exporters who have obtained export permits, making supply stable again.

The movement of oil prices in a week was dimming, overshadowed by the threat of excess supply after the US announced (30/3) that it would release oil from strategic reserves in fantastic amounts.