{ "success": true, "data": { "id": 1661073, "msgid": "rupiah-faces-increasing-pressure-us-dollar-closes-near-rp17-100-1775606607", "date": "2026-04-07 15:15:40", "title": "Rupiah Faces Increasing Pressure, US Dollar Closes Near Rp17,100", "author": "", "source": "CNBC", "tags": "", "topic": "Finance", "summary": "The Indonesian rupiah weakened further against the US dollar on Tuesday, closing at Rp17,090 per dollar, marking its weakest closing level in history with a 0.35% depreciation. This decline was driven by external factors, including market caution over escalating Iran conflict and US President Donald Trump's deadline on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, boosting the dollar as a safe-haven asset, alongside domestic pressures from the government's plan to raise the state budget deficit target to 2.9% of GDP. While the government assures the deficit will stay below 3%, these developments highlight ongoing vulnerabilities in Indonesia's currency amid global uncertainties and fiscal adjustments.", "content": "

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The rupiah exchange rate weakened again\nagainst the US dollar on trading Tuesday (7\/4\/2026). According to\nRefinitiv data, the rupiah closed in the red with a 0.35% depreciation\nto Rp17,090\/US.T<\/em>h<\/em>i<\/em>s<\/em>p<\/em>o<\/em>s<\/em>i<\/em>t<\/em>i<\/em>o<\/em>n<\/em>o<\/em>n<\/em>c<\/em>e<\/em>a<\/em>g<\/em>a<\/em>i<\/em>n<\/em>s<\/em>e<\/em>t<\/em>a<\/em>r<\/em>e<\/em>c<\/em>o<\/em>r<\/em>d<\/em>a<\/em>s<\/em>t<\/em>h<\/em>e<\/em>w<\/em>e<\/em>a<\/em>k<\/em>e<\/em>s<\/em>t<\/em>c<\/em>l<\/em>o<\/em>s<\/em>i<\/em>n<\/em>g<\/em>l<\/em>e<\/em>v<\/em>e<\/em>l<\/em>e<\/em>v<\/em>e<\/em>r<\/em>f<\/em>o<\/em>r<\/em>t<\/em>h<\/em>e<\/em>G<\/em>a<\/em>r<\/em>u<\/em>d<\/em>a<\/em>c<\/em>u<\/em>r<\/em>r<\/em>e<\/em>n<\/em>c<\/em>y<\/em>.F<\/em>r<\/em>o<\/em>m<\/em>t<\/em>h<\/em>e<\/em>s<\/em>t<\/em>a<\/em>r<\/em>t<\/em>o<\/em>f<\/em>t<\/em>r<\/em>a<\/em>d<\/em>i<\/em>n<\/em>g<\/em>,\u2006p<\/em>r<\/em>e<\/em>s<\/em>s<\/em>u<\/em>r<\/em>e<\/em>o<\/em>n<\/em>t<\/em>h<\/em>e<\/em>r<\/em>u<\/em>p<\/em>i<\/em>a<\/em>h<\/em>w<\/em>a<\/em>s<\/em>a<\/em>l<\/em>r<\/em>e<\/em>a<\/em>d<\/em>y<\/em>e<\/em>v<\/em>i<\/em>d<\/em>e<\/em>n<\/em>t<\/em>.T<\/em>h<\/em>e<\/em>r<\/em>u<\/em>p<\/em>i<\/em>a<\/em>h<\/em>o<\/em>p<\/em>e<\/em>n<\/em>e<\/em>d<\/em>w<\/em>i<\/em>t<\/em>h<\/em>a<\/em>s<\/em>l<\/em>i<\/em>g<\/em>h<\/em>t<\/em>0.06<\/span>,\nthen continued to be pressured, briefly touching Rp17,105\/US$ before\nslightly improving at the close. Meanwhile, the US dollar index (DXY) at\n3:00 PM WIB was observed strengthening 0.06% to 100.039. The rupiah\u2019s\nmovement throughout today\u2019s trading was influenced by external and\ndomestic sentiments. Externally, the US dollar remained stable amid\ncautious market participants continuing to monitor the escalation of the\nIran conflict. Market attention was focused on the latest deadline from\nUS President Donald Trump regarding the reopening of the Strait of\nHormuz. Although reports emerged of last-ditch efforts to push for a\nceasefire, global markets so far remained overshadowed by uncertainty.\nThis situation triggered concerns over higher inflation, altering\nexpectations for global interest rate directions, while also making the\nUS dollar sought after again as a safe-haven asset. As a result, the\nroom for strengthening in other countries\u2019 currencies, including the\nrupiah, became increasingly limited. Domestically, sentiment came from\nfiscal developments after the government revealed plans to raise this\nyear\u2019s state budget deficit target. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi\nSadewa stated that the state revenue and expenditure budget (APBN)\ndeficit target would be raised from the original 2.68% to 2.9%. Purbaya\nexplained that the government had conducted an exercise or recalculation\nof this year\u2019s APBN deficit. This change would later be included in the\nsemester report and reported to the House of Representatives (DPR RI).\n\u201cSo if it\u2019s over 10%, that\u2019s fine, right.. just semester report,\u201d said\nPurbaya during lunch with the media at the Ministry of Finance\n(Kemenkeu) office on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026). Nevertheless, the government\nemphasised that the deficit would still be kept from breaching the 3%\nlimit against gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rupiah-faces-increasing-pressure-us-dollar-closes-near-rp17-100-1775606607", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }