# Tunggu The Fed, Gejolak Rupiah Berlangsung hingga Akhir Maret : Okezone Economy

> Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo said rupiah volatility would persist until the Fed's rate decision on March 20-21, 2018, after which conditions should stabilize. Rupiah volatility reached 7-8% through late February, driven by stronger US economic data and planned US tax cuts that would increase government borrowing. Rising US bond yields in recent days added to the pressure.

- Date: 2018-02-27 · published 2018-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66815-tunggu-the-fed-gejolak-rupiah-berlangsung-hingga-akhir-maret-okezone-economy
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

Currency swings of this size raise the cost and risk of importing feed ingredients priced in dollars. Buyers in Indonesia may need to hedge through the March Fed meeting.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- economy.okezone.com: https://economy.okezone.com/read/2018/02/27/278/1865397/tunggu-the-fed-gejolak-rupiah-berlangsung-hingga-akhir-maret

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