The influence of Macroeconomic Indicators and Foreign Ownership on Government Bond Yields: A Case of Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the influence of inflation, BI rate, exchange rate, and foreign ownership on government bond yields. Research data is monthly data from 2010 to 2013. Purposive sampling is chosen as the sampling method in this research. Based on the determined criteria, 23 government bonds have fulfilled the sample criteria. The result of this research shows that inflation, BI rate, exchange rate, and foreign ownership simultaneously have a significant influence on government bond yields. Partially, inflation and BI rate have positive significant influence on government bond yield, while exchange rate and foreign ownership have negative significant influence on government bond yield. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s5p34