# US, China Trade War Hits Indonesia Foreign Inflow - The Insiders Stories

> Foreign investors pulled capital from Indonesia in May 2019 as the US-China trade dispute escalated, with about Rp 18.12 trillion exiting this month. Bank Indonesia reported total foreign inflows of Rp 112.98 trillion at month-end, down from Rp 131.1 trillion at the start of the month. The central bank pledged intervention to stabilize the currency.

- Date: 2019-05-31 · published 2019-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59373-us-china-trade-war-hits-indonesia-foreign-inflow-the-insiders-stories
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows from Indonesia weaken the rupiah and raise dollar-denominated feed import costs, while the central bank's intervention may limit the currency's decline.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theinsiderstories.com: https://theinsiderstories.com/us-china-trade-war-hits-indonesia-foreign-inflow/

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