# Rupiah still affected by external factors, BI says - Business - The Jakarta Post

> Bank Indonesia said the rupiah remains driven by external factors, mainly US-China trade negotiations and renewed US tariff threats on Chinese goods. The rupiah traded around Rp 14,380 per dollar on May 28. Domestic inflation pressures from Ramadan and Idul Fitri were described as manageable.

- Date: 2019-05-28 · published 2019-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59369-rupiah-still-affected-by-external-factors-bi-says-business-the-jakarta-post
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-war risk-off flows weaken emerging-market currencies such as the rupiah, which raises the local cost of imported feed commodities and pressures Indonesian feed margins.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/05/28/rupiah-still-affected-by-external-factors-bi-says.html

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