Economics
Bank Indonesia Holds Rate, Pledges More Support for Rupiah
- Central bank keeps policy rate unchanged at record low 3.5%
- Rupiah losing strength amid emerging-market turbulence
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Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and pledged to do more to support a currency that has weakened as U.S. yields rise.
Bank Indonesia kept the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 3.5% on Thursday, as predicted by all 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Governor Perry Warjiyo and his board have cut the rate by 150 basis points since the beginning of last year to bolter the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.