# USD/IDR Price News: Indonesian Rupiah regains despite earthquake at home, eyes Bank Indonesia rate decision — Octa

> The rupiah rose against the dollar ahead of Bank Indonesia's rate decision, with USD/IDR trading near 14,757 after a pullback from a three-month high. Broad dollar weakness and hopes for further US stimulus supported the move, while a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Indonesia had limited impact.

- Date: 2020-08-19 · published 2020-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51929-usd-idr-price-news-indonesian-rupiah-regains-despite-earthquake-at-home-eyes
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves like this change the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs in Indonesia, but the story reflects routine forex trading rather than a new commodity supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDIDR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/843834/

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