Bank Indonesia keeps its benchmark interest rate unchanged, opting to continue relying on targeted measures to support the rupiah

Bank Indonesia held its benchmark policy rate steady and said it will continue using targeted measures, rather than a rate move, to support the rupiah. The decision signals that the central bank is prioritizing currency stability through tools such as foreign exchange intervention and market operations over tightening that would directly widen the rate differential with major economies. For the rupiah, the transmission runs through the carry trade and foreign portfolio flows: a stable policy rate with active intervention limits the incentive for capital to exit Indonesian local-currency bonds, but it also leaves the currency more dependent on the central bank's reserve depth. Indonesian banks, particularly those with large domestic funding and lending books, are exposed through net interest margin expectations, since an unchanged rate keeps deposit and lending pricing anchored while currency volatility affects their foreign-currency exposures and bond holdings. Traders should watch Indonesia's next monthly inflation print and the trajectory of foreign reserves reported in the coming weeks, as either would indicate whether the targeted measures are holding or whether pressure is bui

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