The change came a little earlier than we had expected, but today’s devaluation and policy rate hike in Vietnam was no surprise. The currency will probably fall further over the next 12 months even though policy rates are likely to rise much more. There are no implications for other East Asian currencies. Vietnam is the outlier - the big challenge elsewhere remains trying to moderate FX rate strength.
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