Bao Viet Securities forecasts the Vietnamese dong will depreciate by at most 3 percent against the dollar in 2018, with a possible 2 percent scenario. The dong has fallen 1.3 percent year to date amid regional currency weakness, and the government is expected to intervene to prevent a sharp decline.
A contained dong outlook limits the rise in Vietnam's dollar-denominated feed ingredient costs. Pressure from weaker regional currencies such as the yuan still adds some upside risk to import prices.
After 169 past neutral macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.2%), and -0.0% over 20.
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