# BI intervensi cegah pelemahan rupiah berlanjut akibat anjloknya peso - ANTARA News

> Bank Indonesia said it intervened in spot and domestic NDF markets to stabilise the rupiah after the Argentine peso fell 14.5% to 53 per dollar on August 13 following Argentina's presidential primary. The central bank also prepared to intervene in secondary government bond markets. The rupiah had been depreciating steadily amid global emerging-market sentiment.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57898-bi-intervensi-cegah-pelemahan-rupiah-berlanjut-akibat-anjloknya-peso-antara-news
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

Emerging-market currency stress raises import costs for Indonesian feed makers and can drive capital outflows. The Argentine shock also signals wider risk for South American grain and meal exporters' pricing.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- antaranews.com: https://www.antaranews.com/berita/1008522/bi-intervensi-cegah-pelemahan-rupiah-berlanjut-akibat-anjloknya-peso

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