Indonesian Rupiah inches higher despite MSCI’s concerns regarding investability
USD/IDR depreciates after three days of consecutive gains, trading around 17,840 during the Asian hours on Friday. However, the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) and local equities face heightened risk after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) raised serious concerns regarding the country's investability, pointing to coordinated trading and opaque shareholdings.
This warning exacerbates pressure on Indonesia, currently the world's worst-performing major stock market, just ahead of MSCI's upcoming market classification review. A potential downgrade from emerging to frontier market status next week could trigger massive institutional sell-offs, potentially driving up to $13 billion in outflows. This follows an already rocky year, with foreign investors having pulled $3.65 billion from Indonesian equities so far in 2026.
The USD/IDR pair holds losses as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) receives support from improved global market sentiment after the US and Iran initial agreement, which ease the oil prices and higher interest rate concerns.
The deal has kicked off 60 days of negotiations on a final deal to end the war, per CNN. The US military earlier confirmed it had ended its blockade on Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz, as officials claim millions of barrels are once again flowing through the vital waterway.
However, market caution prevailed Friday following reports that highly anticipated US-Iran talks at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, have been derailed. The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed the scheduled Friday meetings will not take place, while Iranian state-aligned media cited ongoing Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon as the catalyst for postponing their delegation's travel.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that US Vice President JD Vance canceled his planned trip to the summit. A spokesperson for the Vice President noted that the logistics of these negotiations "have never been simple or predictable," adding that no departure is imminent until a concrete update is established.
The USD/IDR pair may regain ground as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground as the traders price in the hawkish sentiment surrounding the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy outlook. The newly appointed Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Kevin Warsh emphasized that "price stability" remains the Fed's ultimate guiding principle. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) nearly half of the officials signaling that at least one rate hike could be required later this year.
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