Gold -13% from $5,600 peak: WGC's four 2026 scenarios
After nearly doubling in 2025, global gold has pulled back 13% from its January peak. The World Gold Council lays out four scenarios for the rest of the year, with two upside paths holding the highest probability.
13 bank AGMs in one week: 3 ways to join Q1 earnings
The April 20-24 week packs 13 bank AGMs on top of peak Q1/2026 earnings releases. For individual investors who can't read 30 reports, what is a reasonable way to still participate?
MWG VND 9,200B vs FRT VND 1,550B: Two post-phone paths
On April 20-24, MWG and FRT both release Q1/2026 earnings. Two retailers sharing a phone-store origin are now betting on opposite economics: MWG on volume via Bach Hoa Xanh, FRT on high margins via Long Chau.
Credit/GDP at 146%: Vietnamese banks enter the selective phase
FiinRatings lays out a three-layer framework for reading Q1/2026 bank earnings: capital strength, liquidity, and asset quality. The broad-basket bank trade of 2024-2025 is over.
DGC down to 2/5 board seats: Three questions for the May 8 EGM
After three board members were indicted, Duc Giang Chemical Group is operating with only 2 of 5 board seats. The May 8 extraordinary general meeting will expose three governance signals every retail shareholder should read carefully.
Hormuz flips in 24 hours: 3 Brent scenarios for Apr 20
Within 24 hours, Iran moved from 'fully open' back to 'prior state'. Three concrete scenarios for Brent and Vietnam's oil & gas stocks for the week of Apr 20-24.
SJC bucks the world: Decree 24 is repricing the premium
SPDR bought 13.4 tonnes net, world gold rose 2.74% in the week of Apr 13-17, yet SJC bars fell 0.29%. The SJC-world spread has shed nearly one-third in just over two weeks — and behind that number is a policy being rewritten.
TCBS +VND 1,458bn, EVS −VND 197bn: Model Decides Q1
VN-Index fell 6% in Q1 2026, but Q1 filings from 30+ Vietnamese brokers split into two poles. Revenue structure — not size — determined who booked a trillion-dong profit and who wrote a hundred-billion-dong loss.
HCMC remittances fall 16.9%: A soft USD cushion thins
In Q1/2026, remittances into Ho Chi Minh City posted their first double-digit decline in years. The 16.9% YoY drop is not drama — but it adds another layer of pressure on Vietnam's exchange rate and USD supply.
MB admits market is short of cash: Three mechanisms squeezing bank NIM in 2026
MB's credit grew ~4.5x faster than deposits in Q1/2026, yet 29 banks simultaneously cut savings rates. Three structural mechanisms are shaping bank profits this year.
Foreign investors dump VND 5.75T in VHM, VN30F1M; VN-Index +3.3%
During April 13-17, foreign investors net-sold nearly VND 5,751 billion concentrated in VHM and VN30F1M futures, yet VN-Index still closed at 1,817.17. The real story is a rotation, not a retreat.
Q1/2026: Gold +14%, VN-Index -6%, funds dispersed 13pp
A cold look back at a quarter where SJC gold led, VN-Index sat near the bottom, and two active equity funds stood 13.26 percentage points apart despite investing in the same market.