{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1750120,
        "msgid": "airlangga-high-dollar-demand-presses-rupiah-to-around-rp17-700-per-us-dollar-1779546046",
        "date": "2026-05-19 22:15:42",
        "title": "Airlangga: High dollar demand presses rupiah to around Rp17,700 per US dollar",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Airlangga Hartarto says stronger demand for the US dollar is a major external factor weighing on the rupiah, sending it towards around Rp17,700 per USD. He notes that global factors, including rising oil prices from the US\u2013Iran conflict, plus corporate dividend payments, are pressuring the currency, and hopes the rupiah will strengthen in the second half of the year as BI's policy meetings approach. The rupee closed at Rp17,706 per USD, down 0.22%, with domestic factors and limited fiscal space cited as influences ahead of BI's RDG meeting.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs\nAirlangga Hartarto said that high demand for the United States dollar\n(USD) is one of the main factors weighing on the rupiah, pushing it to\naround Rp17,700 per USD. \u2018Global factors are also highly influential,\nand as I mentioned during the Hajj month the demand for the dollar is\nalso high,\u2019 Airlangga said at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday. He said\nUSD needs have risen in this period in line with corporate dividend\npayments after the annual financial reporting season. This is\nexacerbated by the rise in global oil prices as a result of the ongoing\nconflict between the US and Iran. Therefore, he sees the combination of\nhigh USD demand and rising global oil prices as a strong external\npressure on the rupiah\u2019s movement. The Coordinating Minister hopes the\nrupiah exchange rate against the USD can strengthen again in the second\nhalf of the year. \u2018Hopefully the second half can be better,\u2019 he added.\nAs for the rupiah\u2019s exchange rate at the close of trading on Tuesday, it\nweakened by 38 points or 0.22 percent to Rp17,706 per USD, from Rp17,668\nper USD previously. \u2018Rupiah today weakened due to domestic factors while\nawaiting the results of the BI Board of Governors Meeting (RDG BI) to be\nannounced tomorrow, and with fiscal space that remains limited due to\nsubsidies swelling as world oil prices remain above $100,\u2019 said\nRully.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/airlangga-high-dollar-demand-presses-rupiah-to-around-rp17-700-per-us-dollar-1779546046",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}