Gold dropped as some traders deemed an advance to an almost four-month
high as excessive and as investors awaited clues on when U.S. policy
makers may begin raising interest rates. Silver declined. SEE MORE Dollar credit in
Vietnam grew by 9.4 percent in the first five months of the year as the
central bank loosened restrictions on greenback loans to boost overall
credit growth. SEE MORE The local business community was shocked to discover this week that
the price of petrol had increased for the fifth time this year. SEE MORE A gauge of the dollar remained lower before the Federal Reserve releases
minutes of its most recent meeting amid speculation an uneven economic
recovery will prompt policy makers to hold borrowing costs near zero. SEE MORE Vietnam's Central Bank should implement a crawling peg exchange rate,
but should maintain its band on the dollar trade to prevent speculation
and maintain stability in its forex market, economists said. SEE MORE
