Rupiah Gains โฃGround,โข Trading at IDR 16,745 per USโข Dollar Amid Global Economic โData Releases
Jakarta, indonesia – November 19, 2025 – The Indonesian Rupiah opened stronger against the US Dollar today, reaching IDR 16,745 as of 09:05 WIB, according โto Bloomberg data. This represents a 0.04%โ increase in value. The strengthening Rupiah occursโข asโค global markets anticipate key economic indicators, including the release of US Nonfarm Payrolls figures by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. Concurrently, the US dollar indexโค also saw gains, rising 0.09% โto โฃ99.63.
The RupiahS performance is โคbeing closely watched by Indonesian businesses, investors, and โคconsumers, as exchangeโค rate fluctuations directly impact import costs,โข foreign debt obligations, and overall โeconomic stability. Indonesia’sโข foreign debt has beenโฃ showing signs of contraction,โค withโค the โtotal โreachingโ US$424.4 billion in October โ2025, down from US$432.3 billion inโค July 2025. Thisโค decrease, coupled with a slowing annual growth rateโ ofโ external debt to 0.6% in the third quarter โฃof 2025 (compared to 6.4% in โthe second quarter), โคprovides aโค supportive backdrop for Rupiah stability.
Several othre Asian currencies โalso experienced gainsโฃ this โmorning, including the Philippine Peso (up 0.12%), the Indian Rupee (up 0.03%), and the malaysian Ringgit (up 0.25%).Though, other currencies in the region faced downward pressure, with the Hongโฃ Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Taiwanโข Dollar, South Korean won, and Chinese Yuan all weakening against the โคUS Dollar.
Bank Indonesia recently reported that the government’s external debt grew 2.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, aโฃ deceleration โขfrom the 10.0% growth recorded in โคthe second quarter. The upcoming US employment โdata release is expected to further influence โcurrency movements and investor sentimentโ in the coming days.
