A Wall Street Journal survey of nine economists found six expect Bank Indonesia to raise the 7-day reverse repo rate by 25bp to 6.0% on Wednesday; three expect the rate to be left unchanged. HSBC economists said Bank Indonesia has implemented a series of rate hikes and liquidity measures to support the economy; while those actions have attracted some capital inflows, the rupiah remains under pressure amid rising oil prices, providing rationale for another hike.

2026-07-21

A Wall Street Journal survey of nine economists found six expect Bank Indonesia to raise the 7-day reverse repo rate by 25bp to 6.0% on Wednesday; three expect the rate to be left unchanged. HSBC economists said Bank Indonesia has implemented a series of rate hikes and liquidity measures to support the economy; while those actions have attracted some capital inflows, the rupiah remains under pressure amid rising oil prices, providing rationale for another hike.