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Gold
Food
2 min read

Vietnams Gold Market Slumps as Global Tensions Stoke Inflation Fears

On Monday afternoon, there was a further decline in the gold prices in Vietnam, following a nearly 1% decrease earlier in the day. The gold bar prices offered by Saigon Jewelry Company experienced a drop of an additional 0.42% from the morning’s price,…

Vinfast
Automotive
2 min read

VinFast ships first electric vehicles to US

VinFast had shipped its first batch of 999 cars to the U.S., capping a five-year bid to develop an auto production hub in Vietnam for markets in North America and Europe. The company said that the first cars are expected to be handed over to customers by the…

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Living
3 min read

Rising Inflation and the Risk of Recession

While various stimulus packages got the global economy through the short-term challenges of COVID-19, they were always going to cause difficulties in the medium term. Inflation has risen and recessions look likely, so how can investors respond effectively?…

European Union Flags 2a
Finance
2 min read

EU Looking to Lock Switzerland Out

High inflation in the EU area and geopolitical uncertainties are some reasons why Europeans move assets to Switzerland. Yet as the country drifts further away from Brussels, going after these clients could become more complicated. Swiss banks are not allowed…

fuel petrol
Living
1 min read

Gasoline pushes May inflation to 2.86 pct

A surge in the prices of gasoline, food and some other goods has sent the consumer price index rising by 2.86 percent year-on-year in May. Global gasoline prices went up while the rising costs of raw materials and ingredients pushed up food prices, according…

rabbank
Finance
4 min read

Rabobank sounds warning of food price inflation

The current tremendous inflationary pressure on the cost base of virtually every food producer has yet to be absorbed further downstream in the supply chain. Will it be the consumer, the food retailer, or the foodservice operator that ultimately picks up the…

Vietnam Currency
General
1 min read

Inflation rate lowest in five years

Vietnam’s inflation rate in the first 10 months was 1.81 percent, the lowest since 2016. In October alone, inflation fell 0.2 percent from September, as lifted restrictions in localities help boost goods transport and reduce stockpiling demand, General…

vietnam 2
Living
1 min read

Inflation in Vietnam likely to be below 3 pct this year

Inflation this year is likely to be 2.5-3 percent, well below the target of 4 percent set by the National Assembly, due to low consumer demand, analysts said. Global prices of strategic materials are likely to climb in the next few months due to geopolitical…

vietnam retail
General
1 min read

Vietnam inflation climbs to 7-year peak in January

The consumer price index (CPI) in January jumped 6.43 percent year-on-year, the biggest increase seen in 7 years. It also rose 1.23 percent over last December, with the high increase this year attributed to the surge in eating out, shopping and travel demands…