
Commercial banks in Vietnam sold US dollars below 26,000 VND on November 1, 2026, with Vietcombank's selling rate at 25,990 VND, the lowest in over a year. The US Dollar Index reached 101.96 after a week of gains, as the Federal Reserve held its policy rate steady despite higher September inflation.
A firmer dollar index tends to weigh on commodity prices quoted in dollars, while the stronger dong lowers the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Vietnamese buyers.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.