# Kompetisi calon gubernur The Fed tekan rupiah - ANTARA News

> Market sentiment about the likely next Fed chair, with John Taylor and Jerome Powell seen as leading candidates to replace Janet Yellen in February 2018, has strengthened the dollar and pressured emerging-market currencies including the rupiah. Bank Indonesia said it has been buying government bonds and intervening in FX markets to stabilize the rupiah.

- Date: 2017-10-27 · published 2017-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68762-kompetisi-calon-gubernur-the-fed-tekan-rupiah-antara-news
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Hawkish Fed succession expectations support the dollar and US yields, keeping pressure on Indonesian import costs and prompting central bank intervention that may limit moves.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-03-22 | [Rupiah Melemah Tertekan Komentar Agresif Gubernur The Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42584-rupiah-melemah-tertekan-komentar-agresif-gubernur-the-fed.md) | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-01-04 | [Rupiah melemah dipicu antisipasi kenaikan suku bunga The Fed - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43450-rupiah-melemah-dipicu-antisipasi-kenaikan-suku-bunga-the-fed-antara-news.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-06-30 | [Rupiah terus melemah, tertekan pernyataan "hawkish" pejabat The Fed - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41271-rupiah-terus-melemah-tertekan-pernyataan-hawkish-pejabat-the-fed-antara-news.md) | +1.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-11-04 | [Rupiah akhir pekan ditutup melemah, masih tertekan pernyataan The Fed - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38988-rupiah-akhir-pekan-ditutup-melemah-masih-tertekan-pernyataan-the-fed-antara-news.md) | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| DXY | 2021-10-25 | [Rupiah ditutup melemah dipicu pernyataan The Fed soal tapering - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44856-rupiah-ditutup-melemah-dipicu-pernyataan-the-fed-soal-tapering-antara-news.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- antaranews.com: https://www.antaranews.com/berita/661244/kompetisi-calon-gubernur-the-fed-tekan-rupiah

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