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The state of Britain's high streets is still "horrible", a former Bank of England policymaker declared after it emerged that sales dropped in July for the third month in a row.
'Horrible' high street sales figures hurt UK recovery hopes
House price rose in June for the first time since January 2008, according to Government figures. The Land Registry said that prices rose slightly by 0.1 per cent from May to June, boosting hopes that the worst of the downturn in the housing market is over.
House prices rise for first time in 18 months
Hopes that the US housing market is recovering have been raised after the closely-watched Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller index showed its first month-on-month increase in almost three years.
Case-Shiller index shows first rise in US housing prices for 3 years
The countrys top regulator of commodity markets said Tuesday that the government should seriously consider strict limits on the trades of purely financial investors in the futures markets for oil, natural gas and other energy products.
Call to Curb Speculators in Energy
The lightning fast world of high-frequency equity trading is being scrutinised by the US SEC, amid concerns that this computer-dominated scene is placing less tech-savvy investors at a disadvantage.
High-frequency trading under scrutiny
As a global marketplace that doesnt exclude anyone due to the small values that can be traded, FX is awash with retail investors eager to make supposedly guaranteed returns. This is especially so in an investment environment where standard cash deposit returns have been cut to the bone. Remember the damage Mrs Watanabe did with her carry-trade? Well, watch out for Mrs Robo-Jones. But, while Mrs Watanabe was investing on a clean bet borrowing cheaply to invest in higher-yielding currencies Mrs Robo-Jones is dependent on internet-purchased algorithms to generate profits.
Were all Mrs Watanabes now