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        "id": 1783487,
        "msgid": "rupiah-opens-lower-at-idr-18-004-due-to-may-inflation-and-uncertainty-in-the-middle-east-1780554290",
        "date": "2026-06-04 09:14:21",
        "title": "Rupiah Opens Lower at IDR 18,004 Due to May Inflation and Uncertainty in the Middle East",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Rupiah opened lower against the US dollar, trading at IDR 18,004, influenced by May's inflation rate of 0.28% and ongoing instability in the Middle East. While Indonesia maintains a trade surplus, concerns over global supply chain disruptions, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, are impacting the Rupiah's stability.",
        "content": "<p>The Rupiah\u2019s exchange rate against the US dollar is predicted to\nremain volatile but closed lower in today\u2019s trading. According to data\nfrom the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) of Bank Indonesia,\nthe Rupiah\u2019s exchange rate against the US dollar was at IDR 17,931 on\nWednesday, June 3, 2026. This position weakened by 68 points from the\nprevious rate of IDR 17,863 on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. In spot market\ntrading on Thursday, June 4, 2026, until 09:04 WIB, the Rupiah was\ntraded at IDR 18,004 per US dollar. This position weakened by 37 points\nor 0.21 percent from the previous position of IDR 17,967 per US dollar.\nEconomic and money market observer, Ibrahim Assuaibi, said that the\nRupiah\u2019s sentiment worsened after May 2026 inflation reached 0.28\npercent month-to-month. This position increased from April 2026, which\nwas 0.13 percent, where the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased from\n111.09 in April 2026 to 111.40 in May 2026. Year-to-date, Indonesia\nrecorded an inflation of 3.08 percent. Several factors that are\nconsidered to have the most influence on the movement of May 2026\ninflation include food prices, energy prices, government-regulated\nprices, and the weakening of the Rupiah\u2019s exchange rate. In addition,\nIndonesia\u2019s trade balance recorded a surplus of US$89.1 million in April\n2026, successfully maintaining this trend for 72 consecutive months\nsince May 2020. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS),\nthe surplus in April 2026 was mainly supported by the performance of\nnon-oil and gas trade, which recorded a surplus of US$3.53 billion.\nHowever, statistically, the trade surplus in April narrowed sharply.\nThis is due to pressure on purchasing power and external resilience, as\na result of disruptions in the global supply due to the blockade of the\nStrait of Hormuz by the IRGC, with no clear indication of when it will\nbe reopened. \u201cThe Rupiah\u2019s currency is volatile but closed lower in the\nrange of IDR 17,960 - IDR 18,030,\u201d he said. For information, investors\ncontinue to monitor developments in the Middle East, while Israel\nmaintains military operations in southern Lebanon as Iran fires\nballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain. In addition, US forces carried\nout attacks on Qeshm Island, Iran, according to the US Central Command\nin a post on X. The island is located near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital\nwaterway through which about a fifth of the world\u2019s oil consumption\npasses.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rupiah-opens-lower-at-idr-18-004-due-to-may-inflation-and-uncertainty-in-the-middle-east-1780554290",
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