Justification for rate cuts by central banks
There is clearly a sense that central banks are looking to cut policy rates, in many cases before inflation has reached target and a considerable time before central...
There is clearly a sense that central banks are looking to cut policy rates, in many cases before inflation has reached target and a considerable time before central...
Austrian ECB member, and noted hawk Robert Holzman described the Fed as being the “gorilla in the room” when it comes to ECB decisions on policy easing.
Since Vietnam and Brazil established their diplomatic relations 35 years ago, the two sides have enjoyed strong expansion in bilateral partnership in various fields. On...
Many provinces in the Central region have updated their planning, more clearly identifying their strong points for green and sustainable growth overall.
Climate change, energy, and environment are pillars of Australian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.
The average lending interest rate for new loans by commercial banks is reported at around 6.4% per year, a decrease of 0.7 percentage point per year compared to the end...
Last week, we heard from policymakers at two European central banks; the ECB and the Riksbank. But while their economic situations and monetary policy outlooks appear...
Many localities in the Central region have been investing in logistics infrastructure for the fishing industry and trying to remove the EC’s yellow card for more...
According to forecasts by experts, the Vietnamese real estate market in Q2 2024 could fall into one of the following scenarios: Ideal, Expected, or Challenging.
There is an enormous focus on when central banks, particularly the Fed, will start to reduce rates and the number of likely cuts in 2024.
Japan has a debt ratio of over 250% against around 100% in the US, while BoJ assets are some 125% of GDP against just over 25% for the Fed.
Maintaining last year's growth momentum, the exports of many Vietnamese agricultural products posted strong performance in the first months of this year.
We often hear that movements in market interest rates, and other financial prices are “doing the central bank’s work”.
The Swiss National Bank destroyed this image with its surprise 25-bps rate cut. It is what other central banks might do?
Vietnam’s 5 centrally-run cities contributed 35.04% to GDP growth in 2023 and 57.9% to state budget revenue, accounted for 54.6% of foreign direct investment, and...
Despite the global challenges, there’s one sector which clearly stood head and shoulders above the others, that is agriculture.
The Government has directed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to urgently inspect and supervise to stabilise the gold market.
A plethora of central bank meetings this week threatens to temporarily reverse the significant fall in currency market volatility that has been in place for some time.
Although it has only been the first 2 months of 2024, the prices of agricultural products on the world market have increased simultaneously. Vietnam's total...
In January 2024, seafood exports to several primary markets experienced remarkable growth, with one market seeing a threefold increase.
As well as reflecting the cultural richness of Hanoi, its cuisine is of great social and economic importance, enhancing its reputation and drawing both domestic and...
That’s what we think other G10 central banks should – and will - do when they consider rate policy this year. It means that they should still push ahead with rate cuts...