Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,454, down 0.008% from Thursday. On the black market, the currency edged 0.03% higher to around VND26,594.
The State Bank of Vietnam lowered its reference rate by 0.008% to VND25,195.
Globally, the yen tottered near its weakest level against the dollar in 40 years early in Asia on Friday as traders reined in bets for Federal Reserve rate hikes after U.S. inflation met forecasts and central bank officials sent mixed signals about the policy path ahead, Reuters reported.
The Japanese currency was flat against the dollar at 161.82 yen, edging back from a two-year nadir of 161.95 on Thursday. Breaching the 161.96 mark would take it to its weakest level since 1986.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major peers, held at 101.46, not far from its strongest level since May 2025, and was headed for a second straight weekly gain. It has risen 2.6% this month.
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An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
The euro was down 0.1% at $1.1361, while the British pound was steady at $1.3187. The Australian dollar eased 0.2% to $0.6899, while its kiwi counterpart slipped 0.1% to $0.5646.
“After a sharp rise in the wake of last week’s FOMC meeting, the dollar has dropped back a little today and may be due a pause in the very near term,” analysts from Capital Economics wrote in a research report, referring to the Federal Open Market Committee.
“But we think that the emerging monetary policy divergence between the U.S. and Europe means that further gains for the greenback is on the cards for the second half of 2026.”
Sourcee.vnexpress.net
