Gold for immediate delivery declined as much as 0.3 percent
to $1,478.20 an ounce, the cheapest since May 2011, and was at
$1,487.05 by 7:31 a.m. in Singapore. Prices fell to $1,483 on
April 12, down 22 percent from a record close of $1,900.23 in
September 2011, meeting the common definition of a bear market. SEE MORE The import tax rate for styrene polymers will increase from three to
five per cent under Ministry of Finance Circular 38/2013/TT-BTC, which
goes into effect on May 19. SEE MORE The government has requested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to continue
cutting lending interest rates, along with corporate income and value
added taxes in an urgent measure to hasten the recovery of the national
economy. SEE MORE 04:43 PM @ 09/04/2013
Coal is the essential “dirty” fossil fuel. Coal-fired power plants
emit deadly particulates as well as smog-producing nitrogen oxide and
sulfur dioxide that harm human health. They also constitute one of the
largest sources of greenhouse gases. Moving away from coal would not only slow climate change, it would also protect the health of countless Americans.SEE MOREThe
State Bank of Vietnam held its third auction of gold bullion April 5, again
managing to sell nearly 26,000 one-tael (37.5 grams) bars like in the previous
auction. SEE MORE
