Futures Exchange Transactions Forecast to Rise by 60% in 2026

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Global financial market uncertainty is likely to persist until the end of the second half of 2026, although the driving sentiment will differ slightly from earlier in the year, according to Valbury Asia Futures CEO Nino J. Limantara. While volatility in the first half of 2025 was driven by global geopolitical tensions, the latter period will be more influenced by interest rates, inflation, and the global economic slowdown. For futures exchange trading, interest rate sentiment will affect the movement of gold prices; if the US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, gold prices will rise, and vice versa. In the second half of 2026, futures traders can realise profits whether prices rise or fall, meaning that during periods of high volatility, client transactions are high enough to potentially increase by 40 to 60 per cent by the end of the year. Currently, gold and forex transactions still dominate the futures exchange.