USD/IDR sits at multi-day tops, as Indonesia Q4 current account deficit widens to 2.84%
|According to the latest data published by the Bank Indonesia (BI), the Indonesian central bank, the country’s current account deficit widened further in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Indonesia reported an $8.1 billion (bln) current account deficit in October-December, equivalent to 2.84% of gross domestic product (GDP), from a 2.7% gap in the previous quarter.
Q4 2019 balance of payments at $4.3 bln, vs. -$0.05 bln in Q3.
Full-year 2019 balance of payments at $4.7 bln surplus vs. 2018's deficit of $7.1 bln.
Full-year 2019 current account balance was -2.72% of GDP, vs revised 2.94% deficit in 2018.
USD/IDR sits at multi-day high
Amid growing China coronavirus concerns and widening Indonesia’s current account deficit, the Indonesian rupiah remains on the offers so far this Monday. USD/IDR trades at 13,717, having posted a new three-day high at 13,722.50 in the last minutes.
Markets look forward to the country’s Retail Trade report due later in the session ahead.
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