Rising Metal Prices Prompt Ban on Melting and Export of Coins
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The United States Mint has banned melting or exporting pennies and nickels over concern about rising metal prices.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (IPS) - Import of gemstones, timber and metal from Burma  have been banned by the European Union in protest against the  violent suppression of protests by Buddhist monks in Rangoon.
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Children's slides, incense holders from cemeteries and even the roof of a public toilet have disappeared in a spate of metal robberies in Japan prompted by surging steel and copper prices.
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Gold hit a 28-year high in Europe on  Friday as the dollar&#39;s continued slide to record lows versus  the euro raised the metal&#39;s appeal to speculative investors.
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Gold is no longer the metal of choice  for the adornment of the ruling class.
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The price of gold hits another record high, touching $899.90 an ounce, as  investors seek havens.
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WASHINGTON - The Chinese and US consumer-safety agencies agreed to crack down on the use of lead in toys being exported to the United States.
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The government evidently has decided to permit the currency to appreciate much faster than before.
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The United States is cracking down on the growing trade in counterfeit and pirated goods that costs U.S. businesses hundreds of billions of dollar annually, U.S. government and industry officials said on Monday.
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The People&#39;s Bank of China issued a management regulation on outbound personal property and selling foreign currency. The new regulation will officially be implemented from December1.
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Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday obtained a court order to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept. 11 coins heavily advertised as being minted from silver recovered at ground zero.
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Rising demand, a falling dollar and rosy economic predictions, have stoked the price of commodities in the last few years. But times are changing.
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The government on Thursday set an acceptable level for the lead found in millions of pieces of children's jewelry sold mainly at dollar stores and in vending machines.
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BRUSSELS Outokumpu, IMI and five other companies were fined a total of E222.3 million on Friday by the European Commission for fixing the prices of copper tubing used in household plumbing.
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Platinum, used in jewellery and auto catalysts, jumped to another record high above $2,000 an ounce on Monday, on lingering power supply which disrupted mining in main producer South Africa.
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Ukraine imposes limits on both currency exchange and bank withdrawals to protect the economy during the political upheaval.