U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Saturday morning despite a global gain.
The greenback declined 0.24% to VND26,950 at unofficial exchange points.
Vietcombank maintained its rate at VND26,476.
The State Bank of Vietnam kept its rate unchanged at VND25,216.
Globally the U.S. dollar drifted higher on Friday, a day after falling on a surge in U.S. jobless claims and a modest inflation uptick, ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting next week that is likely to cut interest rates after a roughly nine-month hiatus, Reuters reported.
The greenback rose 0.2% to 147.53 yen, rising for three straight weeks. The dollar firmed earlier on Friday after a U.S.-Japanese joint statement affirmed exchange rates should be “market determined” and that excess volatility and disorderly moves in exchange rates were undesirable.
The dollar index was little changed at 97.59, but stayed on track to post a weekly fall of 0.1% for its second consecutive weekly decline.
