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INDONESIA CENTRAL BANK: MNI BI Preview - September 2024: First Watch The Fed

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  • Bank Indonesia (BI) meets on September 18 and will announce its decision hours before the Fed. With meetings every month, BI has the flexibility to watch and wait and is unlikely to feel the pressure to cut rates on the day the Fed is widely expected to begin easing, especially given uncertainties. 6/35 on Bloomberg expect a 25bp cut.
  • BI should be happy with the progress of rupiah strengthening but FX stability is likely to remain its focus. USDIDR is now lower than it was when BI hiked in April and October and the IDR NEER higher than in April. Its reliance on money market deepening tools to support the currency is likely to continue unwinding ahead of rate cuts.
  • In August, Governor Warjiyo said that BI’s focus in Q3 is on FX stability and that it needs more certainty on the outlook before it eases, which he reiterated is likely to be in Q4. The swearing in of Indonesia's new President Prabowo and US elections which take place after BI's October 16 meeting may push the first cut out to November.
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  • Bank Indonesia (BI) meets on September 18 and will announce its decision hours before the Fed. With meetings every month, BI has the flexibility to watch and wait and is unlikely to feel the pressure to cut rates on the day the Fed is widely expected to begin easing, especially given uncertainties. 6/35 on Bloomberg expect a 25bp cut.
  • BI should be happy with the progress of rupiah strengthening but FX stability is likely to remain its focus. USDIDR is now lower than it was when BI hiked in April and October and the IDR NEER higher than in April. Its reliance on money market deepening tools to support the currency is likely to continue unwinding ahead of rate cuts.
  • In August, Governor Warjiyo said that BI’s focus in Q3 is on FX stability and that it needs more certainty on the outlook before it eases, which he reiterated is likely to be in Q4. The swearing in of Indonesia's new President Prabowo and US elections which take place after BI's October 16 meeting may push the first cut out to November.
  • See full preview here.