Global practices must be considered for gold market

Global practices must be considered for gold market

Shaokai Fan, regional director for Asia-Pacific (excluding China), and head of Central Banks at the World Gold Council, talked to VIR’s Celine Luu about the bullish gold market trajectory.
Central banks in ASEAN discuss economic priorities

Central banks in ASEAN discuss economic priorities

The ASEAN Central Bank Deputies Meeting (ACDM) took place on March 28 in Indonesia to discuss the priority economic deliverables (PEDs) in 2023.
How the SBV deals with climate risks

How the SBV deals with climate risks

Around the world, central banks are increasingly worried about climate change. Rising temperatures, lengthy droughts, weather disasters and high sea levels have deep economic and financial consequences. Pierre Monnin, senior fellow and Patrick Lenain, senior associate of the Council on Economic Policies, share their view on what the State Bank of Vietnam can do to limit those risks.
Central banks brace after new Fed move

Central banks brace after new Fed move

Central banks across the globe have announced their recent rate hike in a bid to tame inflation, but market watchdogs predict that the tempo of rate rises is starting to slow down.
Ensuring optimal funding efficiency in flexible context

Ensuring optimal funding efficiency in flexible context

Globally, inflation has reached a record level in the past four decades due to two main factors. Firstly, central banks around the world have pumped out a big chunk of money to aid the economic rebound. For instance, Japan has pumped out a money volume equal to 58 per cent of its GDP, and the figure for the US is 30 per cent.
Fed alterations increase uncertainty

Fed alterations increase uncertainty

The latest initiatives of the US Federal Reserve to leave its benchmark short-term borrowing rate near zero, while signalling an imminent rate hike, is leaving other emerging economies’ central banks high and dry.
Lenders shore up business activities

Lenders shore up business activities

Central banks have taken up new relief plans to mitigate a sharp contraction sparked by the coronavirus outbreak across the globe, including cutting costs, slashing rates, and delaying dividend payouts.
Central banks attempt to address sluggish growth

Central banks attempt to address sluggish growth

The State Bank of Vietnam’s latest move to reduce interest rates comes after other central banks around the globe have started easing to combat spreading weaknesses, but experts are warning that such decisions may not yield the desired effects.
Dollar edges up but central banks action weighs

Dollar edges up but central banks action weighs

The greenback edged up in Asian trade Friday as traders adjusted their positions but an agreement among major central banks to provide dollar funding kept pressure on the US unit, dealers said.
Gold prices set fresh record: VND41.55 mln

Gold prices set fresh record: VND41.55 mln

Domestic gold price as of 4:30 pm set a fresh all-time record at VND41.55 million a tael after its world counterpart skyrocketed to $1,667 an ounce.