# Dollar gains over dong on black market - VnExpress International

> The US dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong on the black market on January 1, while the official Vietcombank rate was unchanged. The dollar index was at 98.243 after a 9.4% decline in 2025, its biggest drop in eight years.

- Date: 2026-01-02 · published 2026-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21353-dollar-gains-over-dong-on-black-market-vnexpress-international
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

Dollar weakness over 2025 reflects rate cuts and trade policy uncertainty, which supports dollar-priced commodities and improves import affordability for Asian feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDVND: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-02-26 | [Dollar dips against dong - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20918-dollar-dips-against-dong-vnexpress-international.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-04-28 | [Dollar slides against dong - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25422-dollar-slides-against-dong-vnexpress-international.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-10-26 | [Dollar gains over dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17352-dollar-gains-over-dong.md) | +0.3% | — |
| DXY | 2017-09-25 | [It's risky to go long on the dollar \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69151-it-s-risky-to-go-long-on-the-dollar-the-national.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2026-09-30 | [FOREX-US dollar flat against peers after softer-than-expected inflation data \| International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17640-forex-us-dollar-flat-against-peers-after-softer-than-expected-inflation-data.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- e.vnexpress.net: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/dollar-gains-over-dong-on-black-market-5001093.html

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