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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 central exchange rate drops to VND 25,228 as interbank rates rise, Friday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) adjusted its central exchange rate to VND 25,228 on 8 August, marking a slight decrease of 11 VND from the previous day. In contrast, the Google Finance mid-market rate increased by 10 VND, reaching VND 26,225.
Currency: Vietnam Dong weakens slightly, interbank rates climb
Vietnam’s central exchange rate inched up to 25,239 on August 7, a 7 dong increase from the previous day, according to the State Bank of Vietnam. On the unofficial market, the black market mid-rate remained unchanged at VND 26,450 per US dollar, pushing the gap with Google Finance’s rate to 235 dong or 0.90 percent.
Currency: Vietnam Dong steady, repo demand shifts to longer terms, Wednesday
The Vietnamese dong remained stable on 6 August as the central rate edged up slightly, while repo activity shifted towards longer maturities. Interbank interest rates saw a mixed movement, with longer terms trending higher.
Currency: Vietnam dong stable, short-term repo demand shifts, Tuesday
Vietnam’s central exchange rate edged down again on 5 August, while the black market premium narrowed slightly. Interbank interest rates held steady, but SBV repo activity shifted significantly across maturities.
Currency: Vietnam dong black market premium widens, short-term rates surge
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) adjusted the central exchange rate slightly, dropping it by 9 dong from VND 25,249 to VND 25,240, Monday. The Google Finance mid-market rate also dipped 25 dong over the same period, falling from VND 26,220.02 to VND 26,195.
Currency: Vietnam Dong weakens further as SBV injects liquidity, interbank rates ease
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,249, Friday, a 9-dong increase from the previous day. The black market mid-rate remained steady at VND 26,445, representing a 0.86 percent premium over the Google Finance mid-rate of VND 26,220.
Currency: Vietnam dong stable as central rate edges up, SBV resumes 7-day repos
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,240 to the US dollar on 31 July, up 12 dong from 30 July. This marks a continued upward trend in official rates.
Currency: Vietnam dong Dong nudges higher, but black market gap widens, Wednesday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) raised its central exchange rate by 22 dong to VND 25,228 per US$1, Wednesday. While this move was modest, the black market mid-rate rose to VND 26,445, up VND 25 from the previous day creating a 0.94 percent spread between the black market and interbank reference rates.
Currency: Vietnam dong under pressure as interbank rates surge and repo activity shifts
The Vietnamese dong continued to depreciate slightly against the US dollar on 29 July, while interbank interest rates jumped across all key tenors.
Currency: Vietnam dong edges weaker, SBV injects US dollars as interbank rates rise
Vietnam’s central bank (SBV) raised its daily reference rate to VND 25,182 per US$1 on July 28, up 18 dong from July 25. Meanwhile, the mid-market rate tracked by Google Finance climbed by 53 dong to VND 26,200, suggesting continued pressure on the dong.
Currency: Vietnam dong holds steady, black market premium narrows, Friday
Vietnam’s central exchange rate inched down by 2 dong on 25 July to VND 25,164 per US dollar, according to the State Bank of Vietnam. This followed a larger 11-dong drop the day before.
Currency: Vietnam dong under pressure as exchange rate gap widens to 1.09 percent
The central exchange rate fixed by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) dropped by 11 dong to 25,166, Thursday. Google Finance’s mid-rate also dipped to 26,135, a 20 dong decline from the previous day, while the unofficial market, according to Ty Gia USD, held flat at 26,420, increasing the spread to 285 dong.
Currency: Vietnam Dong steady, interbank rates flat as SBV ramps 14-day repo support
Vietnam’s central exchange rate held steady at 25,177 dong per US dollar on 23 July, dipping just 2 dong from the previous day, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). The black market rate remained elevated at 26,420, according to Ty Gia USD, maintaining a 1.01 percent spread over the mid-market rate on Google Finance.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady as SBV boosts US$ liquidity through repos, Tuesday
Vietnam’s central exchange rate slipped slightly to 25,179 dong per US dollar on 22 July, down 12 dong from the previous day, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.
Currency: Vietnam’s exchange rate pressure persists as SBV drains repos, Monday
Vietnam’s central exchange rate was fixed at 25,191 on 21 July, up 6 dong from 18 July, according to State Bank of Vietnam data.
The unofficial market premium widened further, with black market mid-rates from tygiausd.org reaching 26,410 compared to Google Finance’s 26,155, a 0.97 percent difference—up from 0.86 percent just three days earlier.
Currency: Vietnam’s Dong under pressure, black market premium holds at 0.86 percent, Friday
Vietnam’s dong remained under pressure on Friday, with the central bank setting the official reference rate at VND 25,185 per US$, up 9 dong from the day before. The black market mid-rate held steady at VND 26,385, maintaining a 0.86 percent premium over Google Finance’s mid-market rate of VND 26,160.
Currency: Vietnam black market premium holds steady as SBV scales back repos, Thursday
Vietnam’s forex and money markets on 17 July reflected tighter liquidity operations from the central bank alongside persistent pressure in the unofficial market. The spread between black market and official rates remained unchanged, while interbank interest rates continued to edge upward.
Currency: SBV ramps up liquidity injections as dong pressure persists, Wednesday
Vietnam’s central bank continued to inject large amounts of liquidity into the banking system on July 16, as interbank rates edged higher and black market currency spreads narrowed slightly.
Currency: Vietnam ramps up liquidity support as exchange rate pressure persists, Tuesday
Vietnam’s central bank continued to inject significant liquidity into the market on July 13, while interbank interest rates inched higher and the dong’s black market premium narrowed slightly, according to the latest data from the State Bank of Vietnam.
Currency: Interbank rates steady as central bank ramps up liquidity support, Monday
The State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) central exchange rate strengthened Monday going from 25,128 to 25,126, a 2 dong change. Meanwhile, Google Finance’s mid-market rate saw the dong weaken by 11 dong sliding from from 26114.5 to 26,125.
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