Yen stumbles to 40-year low as clock ticks on intervention
World 11:47 30/06/2026The yen slumped to levels not seen since 1986 on Tuesday, stoking worries that direct intervention from Tokyo was around the corner, while the dollar backed away from 13-month highs ahead of jobs data that could influence the U.S. rate outlook.
Asian stocks extend record rally while oil, dollar drift
World 12:36 06/01/2026TOKYO -- Asian stocks extended their record climb on Tuesday, taking the baton from Wall Street where gains for oil companies and financials helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) hit an all-time peak.
Dollar mixed as investors eye central bank decisions, trade talks
World 17:24 27/10/2025The U.S. dollar was mixed on Monday, coming off a six-day rally against the yen and a three-day losing streak versus the euro, as investors braced for a week packed with central bank meetings and trade negotiations.
Asia shares, dollar slip as tariff tensions darken mood
World 10:41 02/06/2025Asian share markets and the dollar made a soft start on Monday as U.S.-China trade tensions continued to simmer, while investors turned defensive ahead of key U.S. jobs data and a widely expected cut in European interest rates.
Stocks, dollar sink, bonds pummelled again as trade war roils markets
World 11:48 11/04/2025SINGAPORE - Global stocks slumped and the dollar sank further on Friday, while a manic bond selloff took hold in a brutal end to the week of tit-for-tat worldwide tariffs that have fed fears of a deep recession and shaken investor confidence in U.S. assets.
Vietnam’s forex reserves at all-time high of $92bn: gov’t
Economy 15:40 08/09/2020The reserves grew $40.5 billion in less than three years
Vietnam scraps fine for unlicensed forex transactions valued below $1,000
Economy 14:28 21/11/2019The new decree was proposed following a controversial case in 2018
Hertz says will launch one-way car rental service after Vietnam entry
Economy 10:15 30/08/2019Customers will be able to pick up their rental car at one airport and return it at another
Remittance to Ho Chi Minh City to top $5.2bn in 2017: cbank
Economy 12:04 24/12/2017There has been a steady rise in inward remittances over the final months of 2017
Vietnam’s central bank to maintain zero percent interest-rate on US dollar savings
Economy 13:40 20/12/2017‘It’s not the right time to increase the interest rate yet’
Vietnam has enough cash for intervention regardless of any FED move: cbank
Economy 18:05 24/09/2015With about US$40 billion in foreign exchange reserves, the State Bank of Vietnam will intervene in the forex market to shore up the value of the local currency, whether the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates or not
In Vietnam, US dollar appreciation makes some quite happy, leaves others in trouble
Economy 17:35 20/05/2015The State Bank of Vietnam, the central bank of the Southeast Asian country, on May 7 allowed the local currency to lose another one percent against the greenback, after taking the same move in the middle of January
