Darmin Nasution: Kenaikan Suku Bunga The Fed Ditunggu Pasar
Indonesian Senior Minister Hopeful of Fed Deciding Its Rate Immediately
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kenaikan suku bunga The Fed (Bank Sentral AS) akan memberikan kepastian pada perekonomian global yang saat ini sedang lesu sehingga makin cepat langkah itu ditempuh maka akan baik untuk semua perekonomian.
"Silakan kalau sudah mau mengubah karena sebetulnya buat dunia, tidak hanya buat Indonesia, makin cepat akan makin baik dan makin jelas (situasinya)," kata Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Darmin Nasution di Jakarta pada Rabu.
Dia menambahkan, mengatakan para pelaku pasar pasti sudah menyiapkan antisipasi kenaikan suku bunga The Fed, apalagi isunya sudah muncul setahun terakhir.
"Ini semua sudah berjalan dan istilahnya dalam keuangan sudah di-price- in oleh para pelaku pasar," katanya, mengenai isu suku bunga The Fed yang telah menyebabkan gejolak berupa depresiasi mata uang terhadap dolar AS di berbagai negara.
Darmin menambahkan apabila The Fed sudah menaikkan suku bunga belum tentu perekonomian nasional akan kembali stabil dalam waktu cepat, namun situasinya akan menjadi lebih terkendali dan mudah diantisipasi.
"Kita tidak mengatakan langsung lebih baik, tapi buat dunia, makin ditunda, maka gejolaknya makin lama. Sesederhana itu persoalannya, karena kalau semakin lama, cost untuk mengelola (ketidakpastian) makin banyak," katanya lagi.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution said he hope that the Fed would immediately arrive at a decision regarding its interest rate to lend certainty to the global economy, which is currently suffering a slowdown.
"Please, if change (on the rate) is to be made, do it now. The sooner the decision is made, the better and clearer it will be. It is not only for Indonesia but also for the world," Mr Nasution said here on Wednesday.
He said, the market players have already chalked out anticipatory measures with regard to the Feds plan, moreover, the idea has been circulating for almost a year now.
"It has been ongoing, or in financial terms, it has already been factored in by the market players," Mr Nasution said.
He added, if the Fed finally decides to hike its rate, it does not mean that the national economy would immediately stabilize again, and the situation would be more under control and more easily anticipated.
"We did not say it would be immediately better, but for the world, the longer it is delayed, the longer the volatility will last. It is just that simple since the longer it takes, the cost for managing the uncertainty will be higher," the senior minister said.
