
The rupiah closed slightly weaker at Rp18,159 per US dollar, down 7 points from the prior close of Rp18,152. Markets are watching US strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, which Washington called defensive, alongside ongoing US-Iran diplomacy, the Russia-Ukraine war, and upcoming US employment and services data.
Domestically, El Niño-linked supply disruptions are pushing up food prices.
A weaker rupiah raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients such as soybean meal and corn, adding to pressure on Indonesian feed makers. Rising domestic food inflation tied to El Niño also points to tighter regional supply.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 359 past neutral macro events, DXY moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.1% 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.