# US Dollar Strengthens After Jobs Data; What Lies Ahead for the Rupiah?

> The rupiah was forecast to trade between Rp18,075 and Rp18,200 per dollar on Monday. US nonfarm payrolls rose by 165,000 in October, well above expectations, and unemployment edged down to 4.1%; the stronger data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve would maintain a hawkish stance.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:12:27.675Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88598-us-dollar-strengthens-after-jobs-data-what-lies-ahead-for-the-rupiah
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US data and expectations of tighter monetary policy can support the dollar and pressure the rupiah. That could increase the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-01-10 | [Rand Tumbles Above 19 as Dollar Strengthens on US Jobs Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26805-rand-tumbles-above-19-as-dollar-strengthens-on-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2024-09-16 | [US dollar strengthens ahead of expected Fed rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28508-us-dollar-strengthens-ahead-of-expected-fed-rate-cut.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-02-11 | [Dollar rallies after blowout jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20854-dollar-rallies-after-blowout-jobs-data.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-03-24 | [What a stronger dollar means for the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48323-what-a-stronger-dollar-means-for-the-world.md) | +0.8% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- money.kompas.com: https://money.kompas.com/read/2026/11/09/092417326/dollar-as-menguat-usai-data-tenaga-kerja-bagaimana-nasib-rupiah

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