{
  "id": 17181923,
  "title": "Dollar weakens against dong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dollar-weakens-against-dong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/dollar-weakens-against-dong-5138735.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US dollar has weakened against the Vietnamese dong, with the Vietnamese central bank selling the greenback at VND26,000, a 0.08% decrease from the previous day. At unofficial exchange points, the currency rose 0.5% to VND26,210. The State Bank of Vietnam adjusted its reference rate by 0.03% to VND25,637. Globally, the dollar trended lower on Friday as a surge in selling of AI shares prompted a flight to safety, according to Reuters. The dollar index, which gauges the US currency against other currencies, fell slightly to 101.77. It was poised for a 0.3% gain this month, marking a second consecutive monthly increase. Meanwhile, the euro strengthened marginally by 0.15% to $1.1197 against the dollar, after briefly dipping to its lowest level since May 2025 in the previous session. The euro was on track for a 1.2% monthly decline. The British pound also strengthened by 0.2% to $1.34, and was up 1% for the month. The Japanese yen surged to a high of 157.115 per dollar after the Bank of Japan maintained interest rates as expected, wiping out most of its losses for the month and setting it on track to end October almost unchanged. Market reactions differed from a standard risk-off episode driven by energy concerns. According to Sim Moh Siong, an FX strategist at OCBC, the market response was not supporting the USD and pushing US yields higher. Instead, the AI concerns in the US, coupled with lower Treasury yields and a softer or generally weaker US dollar, were the driving factors.",
  "summary": "The U.S. dollar slipped against the Vietnamese dong on Friday morning.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}