A Diamond Does Not Create Its Own Liquidity
A buyback promise only works when the party making it can still pay. Store closures in Ho Chi Minh City are a reminder to check the exit route before focusing on the stone.
VIX Profit Fell 94% as Proprietary Trading Overwhelmed Margin
VIX earned more from margin lending in the second quarter, but that improvement could not offset a reversal in its proprietary portfolio. The report is a useful reminder to read beyond the bottom line.
Positive Bond Fund Returns Still Fail to Hold Investor Cash
Withdrawals from bond funds do not automatically mean poor investment performance. New investors need to separate a fund certificate's return from the amount of money remaining in the fund.
VN-Index Falls for a Third Week, Rebound Unconfirmed
A nearly 47-point intraday reversal showed that buyers were willing to step in at lower prices. Market breadth, turnover and the next session, however, did not yet confirm a short-term recovery.
Oil Volatile, Gold Down: Two Transmission Paths
The same geopolitical shock lifted oil on immediate supply concerns while pressuring gold through inflation and interest-rate expectations. The useful question is not which asset is a hedge, but which mechanism the market is pricing.
VPBank Earns Nearly VND 18.9 Trillion: Read the Sources
VPBank’s consolidated pre-tax profit rose 68% in the first half. The more useful question is where that growth came from and what the detailed accounts still need to prove.
Hoa Phat containers: Sales proven, profits still untested
More than 4,000 container shells delivered in Q2 confirm a commercial outlet for Hoa Phat. The missing evidence is revenue and margin before the new business can support an HPG earnings case.
CII's VND 27,094 billion facility: The disbursement test
The credit agreement clarifies funding for the HCMC-Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway expansion. Its value for CII shareholders now rests on disbursement, construction progress and eventual toll cash flow.
More deposit accounts, still one VND 350 million limit
Vietnam's standard deposit-insurance payout limit is now VND 350 million. Opening more accounts at the same bank may help manage maturities, but it does not multiply that protection.
The market, not the Fed, prices a 6.55% mortgage
U.S. mortgage rates have reached 6.55%, but the Fed does not set that number directly. Treasury yields, inflation expectations and mortgage-backed securities all sit between policy and a home loan.
PCB on UPCoM: VND 9 trillion is not new capital
HNX has approved the registration for trading of 900 million PCB shares on UPCoM, but that does not put VND 9 trillion into PVcomBank. The key is to distinguish where cash flows and which facts are still pending.
FPT returns to 2023 prices as revenue takes centre stage
FPT shares have returned to late-2023 levels even as core operations continue to grow on a comparable basis. The lower valuation is a demand for proof of earnings quality, not a final verdict on the business.