JAKARTA - The rupiah exchange rate on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 is expected to weaken against the US dollar.
To note, citing Bloomberg, on Tuesday, February 17, the spot rupiah exchange rate closed down 0.08 percent to Rp16,838 per US dollar.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) of the Bank Indonesia (BI) on Friday, February 13, closed down 0.10 percent to the price level of Rp16,844 per US dollar.
Doo Financial Futures analyst Lukman Leong said that the rupiah exchange rate is expected to weaken against the US dollar.
He added that this weakening was triggered by the strengthening of the US dollar after hawkish statements from a number of Fed officials, namely Michael Barr and Mary Daly, on Wednesday night.
"The rupiah is expected to weaken against the US dollar which strengthened due to hawkish statements from Fed officials Barr and Dally last night," he told VOI, Wednesday, February 18.
In addition, Lukman said investors also anticipate the possibility of a dovish attitude of the Bank Indonesia (BI) in the policy-setting meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow.
"Investors are also anticipating the possibility of a dovish BI attitude at the meeting for policy tomorrow," he said.
Lukman estimates that the movement of the rupiah on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 will be in the range of Rp16,800-Rp16,900 per US dollar.
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