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  "id": 15570140,
  "title": "Indonesian Rupiah gains as Fed pause odds hit US Dollar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/indonesian-rupiah-gains-as-fed-pause-odds-hit-us-dollar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:34:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
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    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/indonesian-rupiah-gains-as-fed-pause-odds-hit-us-dollar-202610190534"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indonesian Rupiah experienced gains as odds of a pause from the Federal Reserve influenced the US Dollar (USD). The USD/IDR pair traded around 18,080 during Asian hours on Monday, after registering modest gains the previous day. Indonesian officials are assessing the situation following a report that MSCI Inc. executives will meet with local authorities on Monday. Regulators were reportedly surprised by the index provider's threat to reclassify Indonesia as a standalone market, a more severe step than initially anticipated. The USD/IDR pair continues to lose value as the US Dollar faces pressure from expectations of a rate hike decline by the Federal Reserve. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated on Friday that he does not predict monetary policy decisions, leaving markets uncertain ahead of the central bank's October 27-28 meeting. Traders are now pricing in an 83.9% chance that the central bank will maintain interest rates unchanged, a significant increase from the 49% probability estimated a month ago.",
  "summary": "USD/IDR inches lower after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 18,080 during Asian hours on Monday. Indonesian market participants are assessing the situation after Bloomberg reported that local officials plan to meet with MSCI Inc. executives on Monday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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