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USD/IDR 1 Month NDF Off Thursday Highs, As Electoral Change Vote Cancelled

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  • The IDR sold off overnight following protests across Indonesia against the proposed change to regional election laws.
  • The government adjourned a meeting which was to vote for electoral changes that would effectively favour the alliance between President Widodo and incoming President Subianto.
  • The protests gained global attention resulting in at first the halting of the meeting and now the cancelling of the vote.
  • Having risen 6% since June, the IDR gave back 1% against the USD on the news of the protests.
  • The currency was weaker at the open trading back at IDR15,645 following the overnight close of IDR15,600.
  • The 1 month NDF is down around 0.55% at this stage though, last near 15670. Thursday intra-session highs were around 15770. So we are away from these recent extremes.
  • USD/IDR one-month implied volatility is up at 7.94% from 7.8750% yesterday.
  • The Central Bank left rates on hold this week noting that currency stability was key to the outcome for monetary policy.

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