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The Indonesian rupiah fell as much as 5.55 percent to Rp 13,865 per dollar on Friday, its steepest drop since September 2011. Analysts attributed the move to speculation that the Federal Reserve may raise rates faster than expected under Trump's planned higher government spending.
The sharp rupiah sell-off increases the cost of dollar-denominated feed imports for Indonesian buyers. Faster expected US rate hikes could keep the dollar firm and pressure emerging-market import demand.
cnnindonesia.comGiras PasopatiNov 11, 2016Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
