Policy rates may fall even further
According to economists Brian Lee Shun Rong and Chua Hak Bin from Maybank Group, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has maintained accommodative policy through the first...
According to economists Brian Lee Shun Rong and Chua Hak Bin from Maybank Group, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has maintained accommodative policy through the first...
The Trump Administration has moved at breakneck speed this year with tariffs, tax cuts, deportations and more. Are there any brakes on the pace of and extent of US...
Short-term gold prices lack significant support. As a result, gold prices may struggle to break through in the coming week unless there are new, strong "catalysts."
The pound (GBP) has been on a good run since the debacle of the infamous mini-budget of September 2022 which saw the pound fall close to parity against the dollar. It...
The factors driving the US dollar seem to be pushing the greenback in the direction of an even bigger slide. The US dollar has already fallen by more than 10% this year...
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is continuing its efforts to support liquidity and reduce funding costs for commercial banks in order to promote credit growth and...
MBS expects the exchange rate to fluctuate in the range of 26,000 - 26,400 VND/USD in 3Q25.
Aside from the Israel-Iran conflict, the Federal Reserve Chair's testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs next week could have...
As long as the Fed holds out against Trump’s pressure for lower rates, the more the US dollar could further.
The US dollar’s seemingly inexorable slide looks set to continue. The key in the shortterm is whether important psychological levels can be broken, such as 1.15...
The ECB cut rates again last week; its eight such reduction in a row. In all, the deposit rate has been halved from 4% to 2% through this cycle. It is now at a level...
Many analysts are expecting the ECB to cut the key policy rate another 25-bps this Thursday. How will this action impact the euro?
Many analysts expect the positive signal to return and soon push VN-Index above the 2025 peak - 1,343 points, towards 1,398 points.
The Personal Consumption Expenditure Price (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, will be released on Friday and could significantly impact gold prices...
In accordance with the sprit of the Resolution 68-NQ/TW dated May 4, 2025, issued by the Politburo, a range of specific support policies for private...
After 0,25% rate cuts yesterday, the Bank of England (BoE) could continue to carry out its easing policy?
The FED met yesterday as it attempts to navigate a path through the stagflationary implications of US tariffs. But the Fed’s problems don’t stop here. For unlike other...
The tilt towards easier policy remains very much in place across central banks outside the US. The outlook for Fed policy is more opaque but it does appear that...
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) keeps the USD/VND exchange rate within a "acceptable" range despite the decrease in the USD index (DXY) in order to accomplish several...
The imposition of US tariffs poses enormous challenges for central banks, not least the Fed. Many analysts believe that the Fed will keep its powder dry but other...
In response to directions of the Government and the Prime Minister on solutions to stabilize deposit interest rates, a key driver of lending rates, the State Bank of...
For the first time in a very long while, it has been European bond markets that have been the driving force globally, not treasuries.