# Dollar nears IDR 18,000, MUFG analyst highlights fiscal risk | IDNFinancials

> The rupiah touched 17,910 per US dollar, weakening 0.61% in a session. MUFG cited a widening current account deficit, fiscal risks and sentiment toward government policy. It also flagged Indonesia's plans to regulate commodity exports as an investor concern.

- Date: 2026-05-28 · published 2026-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19564-dollar-nears-idr-18-000-mufg-analyst-highlights-fiscal-risk-idnfinancials
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Indonesia's planned commodity export regulation, including palm oil, could tighten vegetable oil supply and support prices for palm-based feed ingredients. Currency weakness raises Indonesian import costs.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-21 | [Ringgit soars to nearly six-month high due to weak sentiments over US assets \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25386-ringgit-soars-to-nearly-six-month-high-due-to-weak-sentiments-over-us-assets.md) | +0.3% | -3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-18 | [Ringgit opens higher against US dollar on steady commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42965-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar-on-steady-commodity-prices.md) | +2.8% | +10.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-01 | [Analysts: Good CPO Price Needed To Offset Rising Input Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38783-analysts-good-cpo-price-needed-to-offset-rising-input-costs.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-06 | [Rupiah Tembus Rp 15.000 per Dollar AS, Apa Dampaknya ke Perekonomian Indonesia?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40802-rupiah-tembus-rp-15-000-per-dollar-as-apa-dampaknya-ke-perekonomian-indonesia.md) | -1.3% | -9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-08 | [VEGOILS-Palm oil rises nearly 4% to two-month high as crude, soyoil rally By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6562-vegoils-palm-oil-rises-nearly-4-to-two-month-high-as-crude-soyoil-rally-by.md) | +6.6% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- idnfinancials.com: https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/64216/dollar-nears-idr-18-000-mufg-analyst-highlights-fiscal-risk

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