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    "data": {
        "id": 1757491,
        "msgid": "strengthening-the-policy-anchor-for-rupiah-stability-1779542150",
        "date": "2026-05-22 14:57:34",
        "title": "Strengthening the 'policy anchor' for Rupiah stability",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Bank Indonesia raised the BI Rate by 50 basis points to 5.25%, with adjustments to the deposit and lending facilities, marking a shift from 2025's monetary easing to defend the Rupiah amid global volatility. The move aims to curb capital outflows, stabilise the exchange rate, and safeguard macroeconomic credibility, while the Ministry of Finance must maintain fiscal credibility in the eyes of the world.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Exchange rate fluctuations are not merely numbers moving up\nand down on the trading screens of financial markets. For a developing\ncountry like Indonesia, exchange-rate movements are the economic\nheartbeat that determines food prices in markets, production costs in\nfactories, and the calculations of the state budget. When the storm of\nglobal uncertainty returns to blow, pressing the currencies of many\ndeveloping countries including the rupiah, swift and tactical policy\nresponses become essential. It is this dynamic that underpinned Bank\nIndonesia\u2019s bold step in the May 2026 Board of Governors Meeting (RDG).\nThe central bank\u2019s surprising yet measured move was to raise the BI-Rate\nby 50 basis points, lifting the policy rate from 4.75 percent to 5.25\npercent. This decision was followed by adjustments to other monetary\ninstruments, with the deposit facility rate now at 4.25 percent and the\nlending facility reaching 6 percent. The policy also ends the\nlong-running trend of keeping the policy rate unchanged since the end of\nlast year. Looking back over 2025, BI was indeed aggressive in monetary\neasing, cutting the policy rate five times with a total reduction of 125\nbasis points to stimulate domestic growth. Throughout last year, BI also\nactively cut the policy rate to spur the domestic economy, but when\nexternal turmoil such as high US interest-rate policy and rising\ngeopolitical tensions began to threaten the rupiah\u2019s strength, the\ncentral bank did not hesitate to pivot (a u-turn). By tactically raising\nthe BI-Rate by 50 basis points, BI immediately mounted a \u2018defensive\nshield\u2019 for monetary policy to withstand capital outflows, dampen\nexchange-rate volatility, and ensure the national economic foundation\nremains robust against the onslaught of global uncertainty. Assessing\nthe urgency<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/strengthening-the-policy-anchor-for-rupiah-stability-1779542150",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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