# Russia attacks Ukraine, black market USD prices increase, gold prices drop by 1 million

> Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, the black market USD rate in Vietnam rose while the world dollar eased, and domestic gold fell 1 million VND per tael. The DXY was reported at 96.53, after reaching 97.74 earlier.

- Date: 2022-02-26 · published 2022-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42993-russia-attacks-ukraine-black-market-usd-prices-increase-gold-prices-drop-by-1
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Geopolitical risk briefly lifted the dollar, but the report focuses on Vietnamese currency and gold, with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

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## Sources

- news.laodong.vn: https://news.laodong.vn/tien-te-dau-tu/nga-tan-cong-ukraine-gia-usd-cho-den-tang-cao-gia-vang-giam-soc-1-trieu-1018009.ldo

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