Rupiah Menguat, BI dan Pemerintah Diminta Tetap Waspada
BI and the Gov`t Must Remain Alert as Rupiah Appreciates
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia (BI) menilai pihaknya dan pemerintah harus tetap waspada meskipun nilai tukar rupiah mulai menguat terhadap dolar AS selama beberapa hari terakhir.
Gubernur BI Agus Martowardojo mengatakan pada Jumat (25/10 bahwa penguatan rupiah sifatnya hanya sementara, karena di waktu mendatang masih ada kemungkinan tetap bahwa pemerintah AS mengurangi stimulus moneternya.
"Jadi, kita harus tetap waspada dan memantau perkembangan dengan hati-hati. Bank Indonesia selalu berkomitmen untuk memantau situasi dan siap merespon setiap perkembangan," tegasnya.
Agus menyatakan nilai tukar rupiah masih dalam kisaran yang diharapkan, dan BI akan tetap berkomitmen untuk terus menjaga menjamin stabilitas nilai tukar rupiah.
Rupiah pada Jumat pagi (25/10) menguat 25 poin lagi menjadi Rp11.100 dari Rp11.125 dari hari sebelumnya.
Melemahnya nilai tukar dolar AS terhadap sebagian besar mata uang Asia, menurut Agus, masih akan mendorong nilai tukar rupiah stabil, walaupun tekanan permintaan impor menjelang akhir bulan biasanya membawa tendensi pelemahan jangka pendek.
Sentimen eksternal untuk dolar AS tetap negatif, sehingga mayoritas mata uang dunia mengalami penguatan, termasuk rupiah.
Dolar AS diperkirakan akan terus mengalami pelemahan dalam jangka panjang, karena perekonomian AS belum stabil pasca terhentinya (shutdown) sebagian kegiatan pemerintahan di sana.
Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia (BI) and the government must remain alert even though the rupiah has started appreciating against the US dollar over the past few days.
BI Governor Agus Martowardojo noted here on Friday that the rupiah appreciation was only temporary since the possibility remains that the US government could still reduce its monetary stimulus.
"So, we must remain alert and monitor the development carefully. Bank Indonesia is committed to monitoring the situation and responding to any developments," he asserted.
Agus claimed the rupiah exchange rate was still within the expected range, saying BI would remain on guard to ensure the stability of the rupiah.
On Friday morning, the rupiah strengthened by another 25 points to Rp11,100 from Rp11,125 the day before.
The depreciation of the US dollar against most Asian currencies will contribute to stabilizing the rupiah exchange rate, but pressure from increasing demand for imports as the end of the month approaches usually leads to a short-term weakening of the rupiah, he explained.
External sentiment for the US dollar remains negative, so most of the world`s currencies, including the rupiah, are expected to strengthen.
The US dollar is expected to continue its decline over the long term because the US economy has not yet stabilized following the recent government shutdown.
