
Indonesian assets fell after Sri Mulyani Indrawati was removed as finance minister. The Jakarta Composite dropped as much as 1.8%, government bonds declined, and the rupiah slid 1% against the dollar, the worst among emerging-market peers.
The central bank intervened in currency and debt markets.
Concerns about weaker fiscal discipline raise risk premiums and push the rupiah lower, which increases the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Indonesia. The impact on global grain or meal prices is limited.
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