jakarta, Indonesia – โขNovember 20, 2025 – The Indonesian Rupiah opened sluggishly against the US dollar today, weakening to โฃIDR 16,745 in early trading, according to Bloomberg data at 09:08 WIB. This follows a prior strengthening to 100.23 against the dollar, a gainโข of 0.01%.
The โขRupiah’s performance โreflects broader currency fluctuationsโ across Asia amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve is unlikelyโ to cutโ interest rates in โฃDecember.This outlook, revealed in โคthe Fed’s recentโ meeting minutes as โreported by Reuters, has bolstered the dollar, which experienced a important six-week rise leading into Thursday’s trading.The Rupiah’s movement impacts Indonesian importers, exporters, and foreign โinvestment, with further volatility โฃanticipatedโค as market participants assess the likelihoodโฃ of future US monetary policy shifts.
Several other Asianโข currencies also demonstrated varied performance against the US โฃdollar. The Japanese yen declined by 0.11% โฃin earlier trading, while the Hong Kong โคdollar strengthened by 0.12%. The Singapore dollar and Taiwan โคdollar both weakened, fallingโ 0.05% each. The South Korean Won experiencedโค a 0.12% decrease, and the Philippine Peso weakened by โ0.21%.
Later in the morning, the Chinese Yuan fell 0.04%, the malaysian Ringgit weakened โข0.18%, and the Thai Baht also saw a slight decline of 0.06%. Conversely, the Indian Rupee showed resilience, strengthening 0.02%, and the Hong Kong dollar continued its upwardโ trend, gaining up to 0.09%. the dollar index itself strengthened 0.02% to 100.24.