Which Factors Can Influence the Performance of the Indonesian Rupiah?
On Wednesday morning (30/04), the Indonesian rupiah exchange rate had appreciated 0.11 percent to IDR 11,536 per US dollar based on the Bloomberg Dollar Index at 9:15 local Jakarta time. On Tuesday (29/04), Bank Indonesia's benchmark rupiah rate (Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate, abbreviated JISDOR) depreciated 0.18 percent to IDR 11,589 against the US dollar. Today's JISDOR will be released by the central bank of Indonesia around noon local Jakarta time.
Indonesian Rupiah vs US Dollar (JISDOR):
| Source: Bank IndonesiaWhich factors can influence the performance of the Indonesian rupiah?
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