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⑴ Eurozone government bond yields edged slightly higher on Thursday, as traders weighed the Federal Reserve’s hawkish turn against the US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures traded at $78.12 per barrel, down around 1.8%, hovering near early March levels.⑵ The yield on Germany’s 10-year government bond rebounded slightly to 2.9261% after five consecutive days of declines, while the 2-year yield rose 2.9 basis points to 2.6128%.⑶ The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, but its quarterly forecast shows nine policymakers expect a rate hike before the end of 2026. The policy statement removed language suggesting a further rate cut may occur this year, prompting US short-term Treasury yields to surge.⑷ The Swiss National Bank announced it would keep rates unchanged, while the Bank of England will release its policy decision later in the day, with markets generally expecting it to hold steady. The European Central Bank raised rates last week, and the Bank of Japan followed earlier this week.

Popularity rankings show that HYPE tops the popularity list, while BEAT has the largest decline. The ranking is as follows: ① HYPE ($71.94, -0.91%) ② UNI ($3.14, -12.53%) ③ SPCX ④ ASTER ($0.6791, 2.74%) ⑤ BSB ($0.5828, 8.65%). BEAT shows weak main capital selling pressure, with a net outflow of $339,900 over 24 hours and 24-hour trading volume of $613 million, of which the main net outflow is $44,500.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance announced that, starting from 15:00 on June 18 (UTC+8), retail fuel prices will be reduced for the fourth consecutive week. The retail ceiling price for E5RON92 bio-gasoline has been lowered to 20,126 Vietnamese Dong (approximately $0.76) per liter, a decrease of 1,206 Vietnamese Dong from the previous adjustment.The ceiling price for E10RON95-III gasoline is 627 Vietnamese Dong higher than that of E5, while the maximum price for 0.05S diesel has been lowered by 2,343 Vietnamese Dong to 23,534 Vietnamese Dong per liter. The price of fuel oil has also dropped by 1,928 Vietnamese Dong to 16,680 Vietnamese Dong per kilogram.This price adjustment marks the first time the government’s Resolution No. 29/2026/NQ-CP has been used to announce the E10RON95-III benchmark price, aiming to bring domestic fuel prices closer to global market fluctuations and improve the price management mechanism.The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that, as of June 18, fuel prices in the country remain lower than those of neighboring countries.