As Viet Nam’s economy is highly open, with extensive and growing trade ties with the US, an interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will have a significant...
The US dollar has been on the backfoot recently. Underperforming US economic data and speculation that the Fed won't hike rates seem to be the two key issues here....
USD remained resilient as markets increasingly priced in a potential FED rate hike to contain inflation. How this fact impacts the USD/VND.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged the Federal Reserve to increase the size of the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility (FIMA)...
Many analysts have long argued that interest rate guidance by central bankers is counterproductive except for those times when rates are stuck at the zero lower...
Higher energy prices from the resumption of the conflict in Iran compound the pressure on central banks to lift rates.
The Standard Bank has lifted its forecasts for the US dollar. Previously, it had expected modest US dollar strength to persist over coming months but now it has pushed...
The Federal Reserve (FED) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid rising inflation, but nearly half of its policymakers said they would support a rate hike later...
On June 17th, in Kazan, during his working visit to Russia to attend the Summit commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations and to participate in...
The ECB is expected to hike policy rates by 25-bps at today's meeting. That clearly won't be a first. But what might be seen as a first is the ECB's clear use of...
These include the breakdown of the ceasefire in Iran, the AI-related stock slump and the possibility of higher policy rates from the Fed.
There is quite a contrast between the response of the Federal Reserve to the surge in energy prices and that of most other central banks.
ECB member and Finnish central bank governor Olli Rehn said last week that the ECB may have to lift policy rates to maintain credibility. If a member of the ECB...
Mr. Kevin Warsh has taken over as Chair of the Federal Reserve. But the man ‘tasked’ with cutting rates by the president is probably going to have to shift policy in a...
This week sees monetary policy meetings at all the major central banks: the Fed, ECB, BoJ and BoE. None are expected to move rates now. How these meetings impact the US...
The business communities of Vietnam and Tyumen Oblast of the Russian Federation are facing numerous promising opportunities for cooperation in the fields of oil, gas,...
The US dollar is supported by expectations that the Fed will continue delaying rate cuts for several more months. This will press on the USD/VND rate in 2026.
Unsurprisingly, the surge in energy prices last week has led to a sharp reassessment of the G10 monetary policy outlook. Inflation will undoubtedly rise, if only...
MBS anticipates greater exchange rate stability in 2026, with the VND expected to depreciate by 2.5% - 3%.
US dollar weakness could open up scope for rate cuts; not least from the ECB. However, we need to bear in mind that the US dollar is not just falling.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates elevated in early 2026 amid a resilient US economy. However, mounting political pressure could soon push...
New pressures on the Federal Reserve (FED), in the form of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice serves to highlight the crosscurrents impacting the US dollar.
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