Ia mengatakan, rupiah terus menguat yang diperkirakan akan bisa mencapai angka Rp9.150 per dolar, apabila harga minyak mentah dunia terus setelah sempat mencapai angka 145 dolar AS per barel.
He predicted the rupiah would continue to strengthen to up to Rp9,150 per dollar if global crude prices fell after they hit another record high of US$145 a barrel.