Rupiah Melemah Tipis ke Rp17.512 per Dolar AS, Pasar Pantau Buyback UST
Rupiah melemah tipis ke level Rp17.512 per dolar AS pada perdagangan 10 September, dipengaruhi antisipasi pasar terhadap pengumuman rencana buyback surat utang US Treasury (UST) bertenor panjang oleh Departemen Keuangan AS. Tekanan terhadap mata uang negara berkembang, termasuk rupiah, juga datang dari kenaikan harga minyak dunia akibat eskalasi konflik di Timur Tengah serta ketidakpastian arah suku bunga The Fed menjelang rilis data inflasi CPI AS. Kepala Ekonom Permata Bank memprediksi rupiah akan bergerak fluktuatif dalam kisaran Rp17.475 hingga Rp17.600 per dolar AS.
Poin-Poin Utama
- Rupiah opened weaker by 1 point (0.01%) to Rp17,512 per US dollar on September 10.
- Previous close was Rp17,511 per US dollar.
- Josua Pardede, Chief Economist at Permata Bank, cited anticipation of US Treasury buyback announcement as main driver.
- US Treasury Department buyback targets long-tenor US Treasury (UST) securities.
- Initial indication sets buyback value at minimum USD 4 billion, analysts forecast higher realization.
- Japanese yen strengthened after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned against short-yen positions.
- Bessent claimed 'pretty good insight' into Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy and intervention plans.
- Investors await US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data release.
- CPI data will guide Federal Reserve rate decision at next week's meeting.
- Global oil price rise pressures emerging market currencies including rupiah.
- Middle East conflict escalation drives oil prices and inflation expectations.
- Iran reportedly attempted attack on US Navy ship on Monday, September 7, 2026.
- Missile struck small oil tanker near Kharg Island on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
- US crude oil inventories fell by 0.3 million barrels last week.
- Ukrainian drone struck key Russian oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Black Sea, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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