Weak Chinese manufacturing data imply that market participants are eager to purchase safety assets, such as the US dollar, while the Fed's tapering expectation supports the value of the US dollar compared to most Asian currencies.

The central bank's Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) depreciated 0.03 percent to IDR 12,177 per US dollar on Friday (24/01).

| Source: Bank Indonesia

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