How much is the VND for the current USD exchange rate?
The central exchange rate is listed by the State Bank at 23,145 VND/USD.
The black market USD exchange rate today is at 23,150 - 23,290 VND (buy - sell).
Vietcombank's exchange rate today is listed at: 22,700 VND - 22,930 VND (buy - sell), up 10 VND in both directions compared to the previous trading session.
Vietcombank's Euro exchange rate is currently at VND 26,127 - VND 27,486 (buy - sell).
The Japanese Yen exchange rate is currently at 201 VND - 212 VND (buy - sell).
The British exchange rate is currently at 30,711 VND - 31,994 VND (buy - sell).
The Nhan exchange rate today is at 3,451 VND - 3,596 VND (buy - sell).
The Australian Dollar exchange rate today is at 16,3238 - 17,020 VND (buy - sell).
USD price today hits 4-month peak, gold price today drops sharply
The US Dollar Index (DXY) measuring the fluctuations of the greenback against 6 major currencies (EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, SEK, CHF) is currently at 92,960.
USD prices are anchored at a four-month high against a basket of currencies. Investors are looking for further suggestions from the Federal Reserve on a plan to reduce monetary stimulus.
USD prices are reinforced by data showing that US manufacturing prices have reached their biggest annual increase in more than a decade.
The dollar index is approaching a four-month high and maintaining a weekly gain of 0.2%.
The Euro fell slightly to $1.1732, marking the second consecutive week of losses and nearing a four-month low.
The dollar was at 110.42 yen, nearing a one-month high.
The British pound fell slightly after hitting a two-week low in the previous session.
Several Fed officials this week have spoken out in favor of reducing bond purchases in the coming months. This makes the Fed different from other major central banks such as the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
While many market investors see Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as more dovish than some other board members, especially regional Fed executives, in sending more haward messages.
Unemployment claims data fell last week as economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued, despite concerns about Delta's spillover.
"The focus of investors is shifting to inflationary employment data. While we still need to monitor the impact of Delta, if the number of jobs increases strongly in the coming months, it is likely that the Fed needs to have a notice to adjust its monetary policy," said Oshikubo, senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management.
Some investors think the Fed could signal a time to gradually reduce its monetary policy at a central bank meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 26-28, although many others expect the Fed to take a slower approach.
The decline in oil prices has put some pressure on commodity-related currencies as the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the spread of Delta variants will slow down the recovery of global oil demand.
The Australian dollar is at near an 8-month low.
The gap between domestic gold prices and world gold prices is currently higher than the buying price of 720,000 VND/tael.
World gold prices are currently at 1,779.70 - 1,780.70 USD/ounce.
Today's SJC gold price is 56.55 million VND/tael (buy) and 57.27 million VND/tael (sell).
