{
  "id": 8859846,
  "title": "Dollar slips against dong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/dollar-slips-against-dong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/dollar-slips-against-dong-5122842.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vietnamese dong experienced a slight decline against the U.S. dollar this week, slipping to VND26,200, a 0.04% decrease from the previous weekend. This drop was evident in both the official exchange rate and the black market rate, which saw the dong rise to around VND260,000. Despite this, the State Bank of Vietnam kept its reference rate stable at VND25,637. Meanwhile, globally, China's yuan made significant gains, hitting a three-and-a-half-year high against the dollar. Traders noted this move as a result of China's central bank easing its restrictions on currency appreciation ahead of a crucial meeting between Chinese and U.S. leaders. The yuan reached a peak of 6.6957 per dollar in early trade, surpassing the previous high of Jan. 16, 2023. The offshore yuan also benefited, trading at 6.6946 yuan per dollar, marking a slight 0.03% increase in Asian markets. Overall, currency markets remained relatively calm as investors focused on the global interest-rate outlook following a series of interest rate hikes from major central banks the previous week. The dollar index remained stable at 100.23, having gained over 1% the previous week following a hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the euro maintained its value at $1.1482, while the British pound stood at $1.339 in early trading. The Japanese yen showed a minor improvement, trading at 156.64 per U.S. dollar as it recovered from a 2% decline the previous week.",
  "summary": "The U.S. dollar slid against the Vietnamese dong Monday morning while falling to a multi-year low against the Chinese yuan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}