# Rupiah Opens Weaker at 18,102 per Dollar After U.S. Jobs Data

> The rupiah opened weaker on Monday, with an analyst linking pressure to a stronger U.S. dollar after nonfarm payrolls exceeded expectations. Bank Indonesia’s governor had also cited Middle East tensions, U.S. monetary tightening, and investor sentiment toward emerging markets as currency pressures; the article notes Indonesia’s foreign-exchange reserves and trade surplus as buffers.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:12:54.483Z
- Category: macro · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89199-rupiah-opens-weaker-at-18-102-per-dollar-after-u-s-jobs-data
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar can increase the rupiah cost of imported feed ingredients and other agricultural inputs. Indonesia’s reserves and trade surplus may help limit further currency weakness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-08-05 | [U.S. dollar posts broad gains after unexpectedly strong jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40219-u-s-dollar-posts-broad-gains-after-unexpectedly-strong-jobs-data.md) | -0.9% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2019-04-26 | [Rupiah weakens to close to Rp14,200 per dollar over weekend - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59874-rupiah-weakens-to-close-to-rp14-200-per-dollar-over-weekend-antara-news.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-05-14 | [Dollar climbs to 3-week peak; US jobs data shrugged off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53333-dollar-climbs-to-3-week-peak-us-jobs-data-shrugged-off.md) | -1.2% | -3.5% |
| DXY | 2018-10-02 | [Rupiah Weakens Past 15,000 per Dollar for First Time Since 1998 - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62835-rupiah-weakens-past-15-000-per-dollar-for-first-time-since-1998-bloomberg.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- macroherald.com: https://www.macroherald.com/rupiah-opens-weaker-at-18102-per-dollar-after-us-jobs-data/

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