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UK housing bubble: time to cool down

The sharp increase in UK property prices-predominantly but not limited to the London area- over the last year has led many to believe such a trend has become unsustainable. According to Nationwide Building Society, Real estate prices registered an 18% annual change in London since 2013, while the average UK Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years17 May 2014 ago

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The Onion Paradox or Why Futures are Good for the Economy

History is full of surprises, even regarding financial history. For example do you know that the only futures contracts you cannot trade are the ones on onions? This is not a joke but a serious piece of law, the Onion Futures Act passed on august 1958. Indeed in 1955, two Read more…

By BSIC, 13 years8 December 2013 ago

UK housing bubble: time to cool down

The Onion Paradox or Why Futures are Good for the Economy

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