Rupiah Breaks Through Rp17,700 per US$ and CAD at US$4 Billion, Economist Explains Causes

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The rupiah remained pressured against the US dollar, even briefly breaching the Rp17,700 per US$ level. At the same time, Indonesia’s current account deficit (CAD) in Q1-2026 reached US4billion, or1.1, down 0.28% and briefly breached its psychological level of Rp17,700 per US.DuringthedayittradedbetweenRp17, 660andRp17, 725perUS. The prior session had seen a 0.23% fall to Rp17,640 per US$.