24h Economy: Gold prices increase, many people find it difficult to buy

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Gold prices are rising, many people find it difficult to buy; The USD is rising, waiting for a new signal... are notable economic news in the past 24 hours.

Gold price increases, many people find it difficult to buy

Recorded by Lao Dong reporter on November 13, at some gold shops in Hanoi, the situation of people jostling to line up in front of the door to wait to buy gold rings continued.

Gold rings are very difficult to buy at this time because many gold shops continue to limit the quantity and opening hours each day.

Nhieu nguoi do ve cac tiem vang san mua vang nhan du gia vang lien tuc tang. Anh: Phuong Anh
Many people flock to gold shops to buy gold rings even though the price of gold is constantly increasing. Photo: Phuong Anh

Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang (Nghia Do ward, Hanoi) - a customer who came to buy gold rings at a gold shop on Cau Giay street - shared: "I went to the store and was informed by the staff to open a maximum of 5 taels of gold rings for one person and no gold bars. Customers will queue outside and get into transactions one by one."

For Mr. Pham Huy Tuan (Tu Liem ward, Hanoi), he has not been able to buy a single tael of gold ring for many days. See more...

Bamboo Airways changes Chairman of the Board of Directors for the 7th time in more than 3 years

On the afternoon of November 13, Bamboo Airways announced changes in senior personnel when appointing Mr. Bui Quang Dung as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the 2023-2028 term from November 12, replacing Mr. Le Thai Sam.

This is the 7th time the airline has replaced the Chairman of the Board of Directors since FLC Group encountered difficulties since March 2022.

Tan Chu tich Bamboo Airways Bui Quang Dung. Anh: Bamboo Airways
New Chairman of Bamboo Airways Bui Quang Dung. Photo: Bamboo Airways

According to information from the enterprise, before taking on the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Bui Quang Dung held the position of Deputy General Director of FLC, and was also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Deputy General Director of Bamboo Airways. See more...

USD surges, waiting for new signals

On November 13, in the US market, the USD Index (DXY) measuring the fluctuations of the greenback against 6 major currencies increased by 0.15%, to 99.49 points.

Dong USD co nhip dieu chinh nang gia. Anh: Hai Nguyen
The USD has a correction rate to increase prices. Photo: Hai Nguyen

The US dollar has risen against the Japanese Euro and Yen as traders assess the impact of the upcoming economic data wave on the interest rate policy of the Federal Reserve (FED), in the context that the US Government is expected to vote to reopen after the historic closing period. See more...

Business households face difficulties in declaring input and inventory invoices, the Tax Department guides handling

Quitting their work in the countryside to the city, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha (Cau Giay, Hanoi) and her husband, who sell metal products, said: "Compared to households selling clothes and groceries, the products I sell are difficult to declare input invoices for, many are small-scale products".

Explaining the reason for not being able to start a business, Ms. Ha acknowledged that the revenue of small businesses has not met the requirements to be converted to a business. "We can't sell yet but we still have to think about taxes" - Ms. Ha said.

Chi Nguyen Thi Ha gong ganh nhieu khoan chi phi phat sinh khi chuyen sang kinh doanh mat hang kim khi. Anh: Thanh Binh
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha has borne many expenses arising when switching to metal products. Photo: Thanh Binh

Coming to the city to do business, Ms. Ha had to leave her 3 children to her grandparents to take care of. According to Ms. Ha, raising 3 children in the city is not easy, in the countryside, the cost of living and schooling each of them is 3 million VND/month.

"With the resources to support the store and raise children, the couple had to borrow money. A month, I have to pay 13 million VND/month for rent, deducting electricity, water, living expenses of the couple, paying monthly debts..." - Ms. Ha added. See more...

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