Yen returns to price increase
According to Lao Dong, on July 4, the Japanese Yen (JPY) continued to be bought, combined with the weakening of the USD, pulling the USD/JPY pair down to the 144.25144.20 range.
Previously, Japan's Household Spending data released this morning showed a 4.7% increase in May compared to the same period last year, surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, thereby raising expectations that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will soon raise interest rates.
According to FXStreet, uncertainties related to US President Donald Trump's policies continue to boost safe-haven demand for the Yen. See more...
Many difficulties hinder the green production path of enterprises
Unexpected forecast of gasoline price developments next week
World oil prices continued to decline on Friday after Iran reaffirmed its commitment not to disseminate nuclear weapons and in the context of expectations that major producers will agree to increase production this weekend.
According to information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the world petroleum market this week (from June 26, 2025 to July 2, 2025) is affected by main factors such as: OPEC+ plans to increase oil exploitation output in August; Iran announced the suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); US crude oil reserves increased... The above factors have caused world petroleum prices in recent days to fluctuate up and down depending on each commodity.
According to a representative of a petroleum business, domestic petroleum prices will fluctuate according to the world petroleum situation. According to current market developments, it is forecasted that in the next price adjustment period, retail prices of gasoline may increase slightly. See more...
Foreign investors buy strongly, catch the wave of upgrading the stock market
Foreign transactions continued to be a bright spot in the stock market when maintaining net buying power with a value of VND 1,849 billion in session 4.7.
On HoSE alone, foreign investors net bought approximately VND 1,780 billion. In which, FPT shares were unexpectedly net bought the most in the whole market with a value of up to VND459 billion; ACB was also net bought up to VND274 billion.
According to statistics, foreign investors have accumulated net sales in the first 6 months of 2025 of more than 39,853 billion VND on HOSE, equivalent to nearly 1.6 billion USD. The strongest selling pressure occurred in the first quarter of 2025, with a net selling value of nearly VND26,000 billion. However, entering the second quarter of 2025, net selling has shown clear signs of cooling down, to only about VND13,915 billion.
The end of June and the beginning of July 2025 recorded a remarkable change. In less than the last 10 sessions, foreign investors have suddenly reversed and returned to net buying thousands of billions of VND. See more...
