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        "id": 2052149,
        "msgid": "rupiah-weakens-as-us-initial-jobless-claims-data-improves-1792752852",
        "date": "2026-10-23 16:49:18",
        "title": "Rupiah weakens as US initial jobless claims data improves",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Finance",
        "summary": "The rupiah fell 0.11 per cent to Rp18,080 per US dollar after US initial jobless claims came in below expectations, signalling a stronger labour market. Concerns over potential energy supply disruptions following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia also weighed on sentiment, while Bank Indonesia\u2019s JISDOR rate weakened to Rp18,069 per dollar.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 The rupiah weakened against the US dollar at the\nclose of trading on Friday, falling 20 points, or 0.11 per cent, to\nRp18,080 per dollar from its previous close of Rp18,060.<\/p>\n<p>Currency analyst and PT Traze Andalan Futures director Ibrahim\nAssuabi said the rupiah\u2019s weakness was influenced by US initial jobless\nclaims data that was better than expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitial US jobless claims for the week ending 17 October came in\nbetter than expected, at 194,000,\u201d he said in a written statement in\nJakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The figure was below both the estimate and the previous reading of\n200,000, and marked the lowest level in nearly 57 years.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor was concern about further disruption to energy\nsupplies following attacks by Yemen\u2019s Ansarullah (Houthi) group on Saudi\nArabia.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (22 October), Saudi Aramco ordered the evacuation of its\nheadquarters in Dhahran, near Bahrain in the Gulf region, as fighting\nintensified between the world\u2019s largest crude oil exporter and the\nYemen-based Ansarullah group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClashes between the Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition\nsupporting Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government have continued\nsince the Houthis advanced towards Bab el-Mandeb, a strategic shipping\nroute at the mouth of the Red Sea,\u201d Ibrahim said.<\/p>\n<p>Bank Indonesia\u2019s Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) also\nweakened today, to Rp18,069 per US dollar from Rp18,047 previously.<\/p>",
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