Meanwhile, the report by Punjab's government encourages farmers to alleviate thetwincrises of environmental degradation and falling productivity by returning to traditional practices.
That's what Federal Reserve watchers are wondering today after it lowered its benchmark interest rate to 2% from 2.25%--its seventh cut since thetwin credit and mortgage crises began to unravel last summer.
Selling pressure in the precious metals occurred as investor risk appetite has increased this week amid ideas of imminent lawmaker agreements on deals to address thetwin U.S. and European Union debt crises.