# IDR/USD: Indonesian Rupiah Set for Rally in Second Half on Weaker Dollar - Bloomberg

> USD/IDR rose to 16,315 as profit-taking, month-end dollar demand and stronger US data lifted the greenback. Indonesian markets closed for the holiday, and attention shifted to the FOMC minutes.

- Date: 2025-05-18 · published 2025-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24975-idr-usd-indonesian-rupiah-set-for-rally-in-second-half-on-weaker-dollar
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar against the rupiah increases the local cost of imported feed inputs, a small pressure on Indonesian feed margins.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-04-16 | [USD Dollar Heads for Best Run in Year in Bet on Fed Delaying Cuts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12554-usd-dollar-heads-for-best-run-in-year-in-bet-on-fed-delaying-cuts-bloomberg.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-10-02 | [Rupiah Weakens Past 15,000 per Dollar for First Time Since 1998 - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62835-rupiah-weakens-past-15-000-per-dollar-for-first-time-since-1998-bloomberg.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2024-11-12 | [USD: Dollar’s Trump-Fueled Rally Unites Wall Street on Bullish Bets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7558-usd-dollar-s-trump-fueled-rally-unites-wall-street-on-bullish-bets-bloomberg.md) | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2021-09-30 | [Dollar (USD) Rally Challenges China Recovery With Yuan (RMB) Gains - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45272-dollar-usd-rally-challenges-china-recovery-with-yuan-rmb-gains-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2018-04-23 | [Indonesian Rupiah Approaching IDR 14,000 per US Dollar Level, Why? \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65816-indonesian-rupiah-approaching-idr-14-000-per-us-dollar-level-why-indonesia.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-18/idr-usd-indonesian-rupiah-set-for-rally-in-second-half-on-weaker-dollar

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