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The Currency category covers foreign exchange markets, monetary policy, and macroeconomic factors affecting currency valuations. It explores exchange rate fluctuations, central bank interventions, inflationary trends, and trade impacts, providing insights into currency markets, forex trading, and financial regulations. This section is essential for businesses, investors, and policymakers monitoring the effects of currency movements on the economy.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady as black market premium widens slightly, Wednesday
The dong’s official reference rate eased on 24 September, with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) fixing it at VND 25,186 per US$1, down three dong from 23 September’s VND 25,189.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady as black market spread widens, SBV injects liquidity, Tuesday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) maintained its central exchange rate at VND 25,189 per US dollar for the second consecutive day on September 23, amid mounting pressure in unofficial currency markets.
Currency: Vietnamese dong weakens against dollar as black market premium widens
The Vietnamese dong continued its gradual decline against the US dollar, with both official and parallel market rates showing weakness as the gap between black market and central bank rates expanded.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady, black market gap persists, Friday
Vietnam’s dong held steady on 18–19 September, though liquidity operations and funding costs showed signs of adjustment.
Vietnam currency and money market update: 18 September 2025
Vietnam’s State Bank set the central exchange rate at VND 25,186 per US dollar on 18 September, down 12 dong from the previous day. The black market rate was unchanged, with the buy price at VND 26,440 and the sell price at VND 26,540, leaving the mid-market spread with the official rate at 5.18 percent.
Currency: SBV lowers Vietnam central exchange rate, black market premium widens, Wednesday
The State Bank of Vietnam set the central exchange rate at VND 25,198 per US$1, down 10 from the prior session. The black market mid-rate held steady at VND 26,490, widening the premium to 5.13 percent. Google Finance’s mid-market rate eased to VND 26,375.
Currency: Vietnam central exchange rate reduced, Tuesday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,208 per US dollar on 16 September, down 8 dong from the previous session.
Currency: Black market Vietnam dong cools, central exchange rate kept steady, Monday
The State Bank of Vietnam’s central rate held steady at VND 25,216 per USD while Google Finance’s mid-market rate hovered at VND 26,385, Monday.
Currency: Vietnam sells US$1.5 billion from ForEx reserves to stabilise dong
The State Bank of Vietnam sold around US$1.5 billion via 180-day cancellable forwards on 25–26 August to ease pressure on the dong, according to a report from MB Securities and reported by The Investor.
Currency: Vietnam dong exchange rates and liquidity 12 September 2025
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) central rate eased slightly by 5 dong to 25,216, while the black market USD rate stayed flat at 26,900 mid, keeping the gap steady at 6.68 percent.
Currency: Vietnam central dong rate—black market spread narrows to 6.66 percent, Thursday
The State Bank of Vietnam kept its central exchange rate unchanged at VND 25,221 per US dollar, while the Google Finance mid-market rate edged to 26,402.50.
Currency: Vietnam dong central exchange rate—black market premium widens, Wednesday
On September 10, the State Bank of Vietnam set the central exchange rate at VND 25,221 per US dollar, a drop of 15 dong from the previous day.
Currency: Vietnam money market update 9 September 2025
The central exchange rate was held steady Tuesday at VND 25,236 per US$1, unchanged from 8 September. Meanwhile, Google’s mid-market rate was VND 26,387.50 per US$1, while the black market mid-rate stayed at VND 26,965 per US$1, a 2.19 percent premium.
Economy: Vietnam currency market update, September 8
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,236 per US dollar on September 8, down 12 dong from September 5. On the same day, Google Finance quoted the mid-market rate at VND 26,414.98 per US dollar, 15 dong higher than the previous session.
Economy: Vietnam central bank deputy governor offers rare, frank warning on policy direction
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Doan Thai Son has said at a government meeting, that core inflation rising above 3 percent should be seen as a warning sign, the Government Electronic Newspaper has reported.
Currency: Vietnam dong under strain as black market premium widens, interbank rates surge, Friday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) kept the central exchange rate unchanged at VND 25,248 per US dollar, Friday while the black market mid-rate held at VND 26,850, around 1.7 percent above Google Finance’s mid-market rate of VND 26,400.
Currency: Vietnam dong under pressure as black market gap widens, Thursday
The dong’s black market rate widened further against official benchmarks, Thursday, signalling ongoing FX pressures despite steady interbank rates and active State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) liquidity operations.
Currency: Vietnam black market US$ price jumps .52 percent, Wednesday
The black market US dollar price in Vietnam rose sharply against the dong Wednesday, with the mid-market climbing from VND 26,685 on 29 August to VND 26,825 on 3 September, widening the gap with Google’s mid-market rate to 1.67 percent.
Currency: Vietnam forex and money market update, 29 August 2025
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) fixed the central exchange rate at VND 25,240 per US$1, Friday, down 28 dong from the previous day.
Currency: C.bank keeps Vietnam’s dong steady, interbank rates ease, August 28
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,268 per US$1 on August 28, down 5 dong from Wednesday.
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