The reason the central bank of the United States (US), The Federal Reserve (The Fed), intentionally will not lower the benchmark interest rate in the near future. "Once again, maintaining high interest rates is their strategy," said Airlangga quoted from Merdeka.com, Friday, April 19, 2024.

As information, the exchange rate of Rupiah has been continuously weakening since the beginning of the year. Airlangga mentioned that the continuation of the high interest rate trend will benefit the economy of the United States. Considering the increasing interest of investors to switch to US dollar currency instruments.

"Starting from the implementation of fiscal policies carried out by the Government by optimizing the State Budget and Regional Budget during the handling of Covid-19. This also serves as a shock absorber, until the implementation of monetary policies by Bank Indonesia to stabilize the exchange rate of Rupiah. "So, of course, we must maintain the trust of domestic investors, especially to prevent capital outflow," explained Minister Airlangga."