Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, The rupiah exchange rate (IDR) against the United States dollar (USD) recorded weakness again in trading at the beginning of the week, Monday (4/5/2026). Global market sentiment and movements in the world's main currencies also overshadowed fluctuations in the Garuda currency at the beginning of this month. Based on Bloomberg data at 09.10 WIB on the spot exchange market, the rupiah exchange rate opened lower by 4 points or around 0.02% to a level of Rp. 17,341 per US dollar. This weakening continued the negative trend from previous trading on Thursday (30/4/2026), where the rupiah closed down 27 points after previously being depressed by 60 points at the level of IDR 17,353 per US dollar.Quoted from CNBC International, pressure on the rupiah occurred in line with the US dollar index which still maintained its position at level 98.144. The resilience of the dollar index has given negative sentiment to regional foreign exchange markets, including Southeast Asia.Meanwhile, global currency movements on the spot market were observed to be varying against the US dollar. The Australian dollar was recorded to have strengthened by 0.1% to US$ 0.7211, and the euro increased by 0.1% to US$ 1.1730 per US dollar.
Slight positive sentiment also occurred in the British pound which rose 0.1% to US$ 1.3586. In contrast to the European and Australian currencies, the movement of the Japanese yen was relatively stable at the start of trading in Asia after intervention from the financial authorities last week.The Japanese yen edged up 0.1% to 156.885 against the US dollar, after the Japanese currency had strengthened 1.4% over the past month. This strengthening was an increase that was almost entirely caused by intervention movements on Thursday.Until now, a number of Japanese officials have been reluctant to officially confirm whether they have intervened in the movement of the yen. This makes analysts question whether unilateral intervention will prove effective in holding back the US dollar's progress.Head of Foreign Exchange Research at ANZ Bank in Sydney, Mahjabeen Zaman, believes that the Japanese market is still closed for the Golden Week holiday, so liquidity is thinner. The main market focus now is the possibility of further intervention and whether the US will join in supporting Japan's efforts.
