Wall Street Sets Record, U.S. Consumer Confidence Hits 74-Year Low
The Dow Jones reached an all-time high of 50,579 points while the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index sank to its worst reading since 1952. Same week, same economy, one explanation: K-shaped divergence at its most extreme in history.
April CPI at 5.46%: 6-Month Big 4 Savings Now Carry Negative Real Rates
Vietnam's April 2026 CPI hit 5.46%, outpacing the Big 4 banks' 6-month savings rate by nearly 2 percentage points. A simple calculation with real consequences for anyone holding short-term deposits.
SJC Gold at VND 162M: Four Savings Channels Side by Side
SJC gold costs VND 18.2 million more per tael than the global benchmark, a structural gap that has persisted for over a decade. Here is a five-year data comparison of four popular savings channels.
VN-Index: From 1,927 to 1,877 in a Week of Narrow Peaks
VN-Index hit an all-time closing high of 1,927.94 on Monday before losing 50.81 points over the next four sessions. What mattered was not the magnitude of the drop, but the structural weakness of the peak itself.
Warsh Sworn in at the White House: Three Paths for the Fed
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed Chair at the White House, the first time since 1987. With US CPI at 3.8% and hawkish signals from the April FOMC minutes, three rate scenarios are now in play with distinct implications for the VN-Index and the USD/VND exchange rate.
Vietnam's Pension Fund Puzzle: The VND 1M/Month Tax Cap
Decree 85 just widened the investment portfolio for Vietnam's supplementary pension funds, but the real reason only 28,600 people have joined after years of piloting is a different bottleneck: a tax deduction ceiling so low it barely compensates for locking up your money until retirement.
Dien May Xanh IPO Raises VND 14,360B: All Proceeds Go to Debt
Dien May Xanh received IPO approval for 179.5 million shares, targeting VND 14,360 billion in proceeds. Every dong goes toward repaying MWG's short-term debt, not store expansion. Here is what investors need to understand before they act.
81 of 83 Equity Funds Profitable in April, 3 Beat VN-Index
81 out of 83 Vietnamese equity funds reported gains in April 2026, but only 3 actually beat VN-Index. Here's what you need to understand when reading monthly fund performance reports.
May 21 Fuel Adjustment: VJC and VTP Face the Highest Margin Risk
After the May 21, 2026 price adjustment, the petroleum stabilization fund is no longer absorbing cost shocks. With the thinnest operating margins in the transport sector, VJC and VTP are the stocks to watch most closely when markets open on Friday.
SpaceX IPO: Starlink Funds the AI Machine, P/S at 94x
SpaceX's S-1 filing makes the company's financials public for the first time: Starlink earned over $1.2 billion in profit last quarter, yet SpaceX lost $4.94 billion for the full year 2025. Where did the money go, and what are SPCX buyers actually betting on?
PC1 Q1 Profit Up 86%, Core Business Still in the Red
PC1 reported an 86% profit surge in Q1/2026 amid a governance crisis. Most of the gain came from two one-off items; the core business posted a loss and operating cash flow fell to negative VND 528 billion.
MSCI June 2026: 17 of 18 criteria met, forex access still unresolved
Five weeks from the MSCI annual review, Vietnam ticks 17 of 18 market access criteria. The one sticking point is forex liberalization. Three scenarios are on the table, and each one demands a different portfolio response.