# Behind the rupiah's slide: foreign capital flows and investor confidence

> The rupiah has stayed above 18,000 per US dollar since early November, reaching about 18,161 on November 2. Economists link the decline to a stronger dollar, Middle East escalation, high oil prices and expectations of tighter US monetary policy. They also cite domestic pressure from foreign selling after MSCI raised doubts about Indonesian equities.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:13:20.505Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77923-behind-the-rupiah-s-slide-foreign-capital-flows-and-investor-confidence
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

Currency weakness makes imported feed ingredients more expensive for Indonesian compounders, which can feed through to local feed and livestock costs. The impact on global prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- money.kompas.com: https://money.kompas.com/read/2026/11/03/163019426/di-balik-pelemahan-rupiah-arus-modal-asing-hingga-kepercayaan-investor?page=all

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