JAKARTA, March 2 (Reuters) - Bank Indonesia Governor
Perry Warjiyo said on Thursday the Federal Reserve may continue
raising U.S. interest rates until June, but while the monetary
tightening would strengthen the dollar his central bank's stance
remains unchanged.
In a pre-recorded video at a media launch, Warjiyo
reiterated that Indonesia's rate hikes, totalling 225 basis
points between August and January, were sufficient to guide
inflation back to within target in the second half of this year.
He stressed that the central bank's commitment was to
maintain rupiah exchange rate stability and that the currency
could strengthen after the U.S. benchmark rate has reached its
peak.
(Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman
Editing by Ed Davies)
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