{
  "id": 27226,
  "title": "Dollar slides against dong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/dollar-slides-against-dong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-07-31T05:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/dollar-slides-against-dong-5103691.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. dollar experienced a decline against the Vietnamese dong on Friday, with Vietcombank selling the greenback at VND26,470, a 0.08% decrease from the previous day. On the parallel market, the currency slipped further, dropping 0.1% to approximately VND26,331. The State Bank of Vietnam raised its reference rate by 0.07 of VND25,338. Internationally, the U.S. dollar index, which gauges the currency's performance against six major counterparts, showed a slight upward trend at 100.12, following a 0.8% drop on the prior day. However, the dollar was on track for a weekly decline of 1.3% and a monthly loss of 1%, according to Reuters. Authorities in Japan and South Korea intervened in the foreign exchange market late on Thursday, purchasing their domestic currencies in the open market, described as a rare and unprecedented coordinated effort, potentially alongside the United States. The Japanese yen was last quoted at 160.64 per U.S. dollar on Friday, down 0.7% after a brief spike to 157.8 the day before. In South Korea, the won weakened nearly 1% to 1,437.62 per U.S. dollar on Friday, having risen almost 8% this month due to companies returning dollars back into the country. The euro was trading at $1.1517, down 0.08% in Asia, following its six-week high. The British pound held steady at $1.3460.",
  "summary": "The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong Friday morning while heading for a weekly loss against major currencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}