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Cyprus Housing Market Slump Continues

Cyprus property prices continue to decline, the house price boom having halted in late 2008. At end-2011, Cyprus house prices were 14.5% down on their Q3 2008 peak (-20.5% in real terms), according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This year the housing market is expected to suffer yet more, due to the recession.

The Great Escape of the Blue Panda

46-year old Milanese tax attorney Salvatore Rossi, his wife Giulia, and their three-year old daughter Alessandra are travelling up the A9 on the Italian Autostrada from Milan to Switzerland at 110km. The speed excites little Alessandra who whoops with glee. But it makes Giulia nervous and she tells Salvatore to slow down.

Uranium Spot Down, But Optimism Rising

By Andrew NelsonIt was another slow week on the spot uranium market last week despite news of the restart of two Japanese reactors that were idled in the aftermath of last year's Fukushima meltdown.
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Your Editor On Twitter

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.

Trading Psychological Whole Numbers

By James Stanley, Trading Instructor, FXCMThere are many different ways of looking at support and resistance, with few as compelling as the study of 'psychological whole numbers.

Are You Violating Your Vendors’ Privacy?

Surfing the real estate listings this morning before breakfast, I was shocked to find that some premium agents violate their clients’ basic expectations of privacy.

Uranium Prices Still Taking Baby Steps

- TradeTech's spot uranium price rose last week- Industry questions where future supply will come from- Japan anticipated to restart nuclear power plants- More consolidation could lead to re-rating for uranium stocksBy Andrew NelsonOne could have hoped that last week's small drop in uraniu...

US Stocks Could Be Nearing A Big Bounce

FNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website. This week, ATW's Jerry Simmons looks at US stock future indices and he sees signs of bullishness emerging.

Will Italy Be The Next Domino To Fall?

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThroughout this crisis Europe's periphery has been personified as a pack of domino's - if one falls then others will follow.

The Overnight Report: Bernanke Disappoints, China Surprises

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckUS equities opened last night's session on a positive note, supported by ongoing optimism that Uncle Ben was once again going to save Wall Street's bacon, but this time it emerged Helicopter Ben wasn't yet ready to play ball.

Starbucks Opens Chain of Raw Vegan Juice Bars

Starbucks, the coffee shop renowned for its seemingly limitless coffee varieties, is opening a new chain of juice bars in response to the growing health trend towards unprocessed and whole foods.

Russell Calls New Primary Bear Trend For US Equities

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckAs far as market indicators are concerned, they usually don't come with a long and colourful history like the Dow Theory which finds its origin in the editorials written by Charles H.

Uranium Lacked Energy In May

By Andrew NelsonThe best you can say for the global uranium market in May is; at least it was steady. Other commentators used words like flat, listless, sluggish and languishing, with the slight dip in the spot price over the last week of the month doing little to help matters.

Euro Nearing Key Up And Down Levels

FNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website.In this video, ATW's Jerry Simmons once again looks at the EUR/USD, noting the euro has now gone down for 5 straight weeks, hitting a major low from 2008 today (6 June 2012 US time).

Your Editor On Switzer TV: Why ASZ And Not BHP?

FNArena Editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck re-appeared on Switzer TV, on Sky Business, last Thursday to again explain why he has stuck with his view that resources stocks are not the best ones to own in the post-2007 era, as an investor.

The Overnight Report: Bottom Fishing

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckHaven't you heard? There's a new sport that's becoming very popular this month, it's called "looking for The Bottom" and it's catching on quite rapidly across all continents (except maybe, Antarctica).

RBA Cuts Official Cash Rate By 25bp In June

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaIt had been a long time since the board at the Reserve Bank of Australia met for an interest rate decision with market projections on the outcome spread over three different options: no change, a cut by 25bp and a larger cut by 50bp.

Australian Government Still Pursuing Front-of-Pack Labelling

At a meeting on Friday 1 June 2012, the Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation noted progress was being made on their development of a front-of-pack labelling system. The move comes despite the Ministers' earlier rejection of traffic lights as a proposed front-of-pack system.

Is Gold's Resilience Justified?

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comIn comparison to other commodity classes the gold price has held up fairly well today.

Your Editor On Twitter

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.

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