The Vietnamese dong will not depreciate much against the US dollar in the second half of this year, so the whole year’s slide will be 3 per cent at the most, the Bao Viet Securities Company (BVSC) has forecast. SEE MORE Vietnam’s central bank has to engage in a delicate balancing act as the US-China trade war exerts inflationary pressures on the dong. SEE MORE Fundamentals of supply and demand continue to suggest petroleum markets have plenty of downside potential. But farmers can’t dry corn or run harvest machinery on hope. SEE MORE Futures markets trading near contract lows make acreage choices for the year ahead hard to figure. Fertilizer prices could wind up the deciding factor in some areas as suppliers start to make deals for fall, with different products headed in different directions. SEE MORE China’s commitment to a stable yuan looks unstable. The currency moved below 6.7 to the dollar this week, a level recently defended by state banks. SEE MORE