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The second factor relates to external financial conditions. In 2020, central bankers across the globe are likely to keep their monetary policies the same as those pursued in late 2019. In such a context, continuous draconian cuts on interest rates may be out of the question. Conversely, there is a very low possibility that central banks will hike these rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve has said it will retain its rate at 1.5%-1.75% in 2020. However, if the U.S. growth falls much deeper than expected, at around 2%, Fed may reconsider its decision as it has considerably bigger leeway to do so than its counterparts in the EU and Japan have. … [Read more...] about Not too many macro fluctuations expected for 2020

“The pressure that might depreciate the dong in Q1 and the first half of Q2 was quite high,” said Le Quang Trung, deputy general director and head of the treasury and capital division at VIB Bank. However, he said, things changed in Q2 and Q3. Instead of lifting interest rates the Fed did the opposite, bringing them down to promote economic growth, and thus the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) returned to Vietnam, a country said to benefit from the trade war between the U.S. and China. … [Read more...] about Peacetime in sight for the dong

Chickens at a henhouse near Loon-Plage. (Photo: AFP/Philippe Huguen) Czech official Petr Vorlicek said "the highly pathogenic H5N8 subtype lethal for birds" was found at a small farm 150km southeast of the capital Prague. … [Read more...] about Czechs detect bird flu as new Europe outbreak feared

Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 21,127 automobiles were sold in March 2018, a surge of 70 percent over the previous month, reported the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) on April 10. The VAMA revealed that among the sold vehicles, there were 12,858 passenger cars, a month-on-month increase of 48 percent, along with 6,949 commercial and 1,320 special-purpose vehicles, up 109 percent and 222 percent, respectively. In terms of origin, the number of domestically assembled vehicles was 18,777 and imported automobiles were 2,350, representing rises of 76 percent and 37 percent against the previous month. The VAVA’s monthly report also showed that new Honda cars were introduced in the month – Jazz, CR-V, Civic and Accord – which were imported from Thailand. In the month, Honda sold 1,311 cars, up 24 percent year on year. In the first three months of this year, a total of 59,558 vehicles of all kinds were sold, a drop of 8 percent from the … [Read more...] about Automobile sales surge 70 percent in March

At 15 years old, the orange bonsai tree can be rented for VND30 million ($1,293). People believe that the more fruits that a tree bears, the greater the luck and prosperity that will visit the household. A perfect kumquat bonsai tree should have four elements at the same time: flowers, ripe fruit, young fruit and buds. … [Read more...] about Spectacular bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols