Sentences with phrase «against price increases»

If a company buys contracts hedging against price increases, but in fact the market price of the commodity is substantially lower at time of delivery, they could find themselves disastrously non-competitive (for example see: VeraSun Energy).

Either they produce the underlying product and want to hedge against price decreases or they consume the product and want to hedge against price increases.

Not exact matches

While we wait to see how much Newfoundland is able to extract, note that Ottawa offered two other similarly vague compensation deals to get CETA through: One on drug prices, tied to a lengthening of patent protection, and another to the dairy industry as protection against an increase in duty - free European cheese.

It's bad news for all British wine lovers: bottle prices are set to increase in 2017 as sterling continues to depreciate against the euro.

Weighed against unemployment, which has dropped to a 16 - year low at 4.1 percent, that weakness has puzzled economists and made some policy makers declare the Fed should hold off on additional rate increases until prices respond more briskly.

However, post-Brexit sterling was sharply weaker against the dollar, and this will cause price increases that will likely cause downward pressure on fourth - quarter sales in the U.K.

The Fed left its key short - term rate at 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent — the level it set in March after its sixth increase since December 2015 — as it gradually tightens credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight labour market and a pickup in consumer prices.

If their actions against each other's exports are big enough or go on long enough, they can have a devastating impact on each other's economies: destroying businesses, increasing unemployment, and raising the price of vital goods in both countries.

The former because it allows for a case in which a modest increase in demand leads to a large increase in price, and the latter because it would lead investors to hedge by moving themselves into Canadian dollars (more than they would otherwise) to protect against high oil prices.

Rising house prices have shielded the reality of increasing ownership costs, but households can't live on asset appreciation, unless they sell, take a reverse mortgage, or a line of credit against their house.

The likelihood of a United States strike against Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack increased Sunday as President Trump said there would be a «big price to pay» and officials in France vowed the country would «do its duty» in responding.

Options can help you protect against risk, generate income, increase profits, lower your breakeven point, reverse your strategy without selling your stock, and even potentially let you set a purchase price for a stock below its current market price.

Companies of consumer staples are able to increase their prices a little faster but competition usually limits the ability and neither sector is a good hedge against inflation.

The Board's decision to increase the cash rate in March was taken against the background of strong demand pressures combined with a significant pick - up in upstream prices during the second half of 2004.

Asset prices reflect whatever banks will lend against them, so easier credit terms (such as lower interest rates, lower down payments and more time to pay back loans) increase the asking prices of everything else.

Rather, the increase in spreads appears to reflect both tightness in the Commonwealth Government bond market (where supply remains limited and demand by foreign investors appears to have increased) and upward pressure on swap rates (one benchmark against which corporate bonds are priced) as companies have sought to lock in fixed - rate borrowings due to expected increases in interest rates.

Fears over Greece should increase in the coming days, so then the gold prices, as the yellow metal will be bought as a safe haven or a hedge against the financial turmoil that could follow a Greek default.

The increase in cheese and dairy prices has also helped cushion exports from the relentless rise of Australian Dollar, which now buys 76 US cents, as against 55 US cents two years ago.

Officials from both villages have said they think Hoffman is playing one side against the other, hoping to increase the price of his land.

The government must review pensions and benefits each year against increases in prices and uprate them by at least the same percentage.

«Will you commit today to voting against any health care plan that allows for coverage discrimination against or, and I emphasize this, price increases for people with pre-existing conditions?»

«To the point where competition among the Oil Marketing Companies remains high, market price for both Brent crude and refined oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analyst.

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has faulted the planned industrial action by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the increase in the price of petrol.

Weighed against should be the increasing evidence that poorer drivers are being forced off the roads by expensive fuel prices, with less money is coming into the Treasury as a result.

Also, 100 kg of groundnut recorded an increase of N500; it now sells for N24, 000, as against its former price of N23, 500.

But it then decided the move was too risky, and warned Mr Cable against increasing the share price — advice which he followed.

«It's practical, but all that stuff could boomerang against them in the general election, because the idea of increasing the price on anything could be poison.»

Audi will almost certainly get the Q3 to India and price it against the BMW X1 as it looks to increase its market share in the country.

FCA has gone against the tide of price hike which we have seen since the start of 2017 with major auto manufacturers increasing its product prices due to the rising input costs.

The introduction of the 2.0 - litre model hugely increased the F - Type's appeal — the previous entry - level 3.0 - litre V6 looked rather expensive, but the 2.0 - litre is far more competitively priced against the four - cylinder Porsche 718 Cayman, as well as the Ford Mustang V8, whose iconic design makes it a left - field alternative.

Limited to just 300 editions at a price of # 24,995, the Impreza UK300 stood out against standard Subarus with its UK300 cockpit and engine badging, 18 - inch Prodrive / OZ Racing gold alloys, WRC cluster headlamps and a Prodrive front splitter and rear spoiler that actually increased aerodynamic benefit.

In order to compete against other tablet computers, and increase conversion from traditional e-readers to iPads, Amazon, Sony, and Barnes and Noble drastically lowered their entry level prices, in order to sell more units.

Both European and US authors working directly with Amazon can now access a royalty of 70 % of the cover price on their titles (as against c. 7 % working through a publisher) which increases the chance that authors may choose this route.

On April 11, 2012, the department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, for conspiring to end e-book retailers» freedom to compete on price by taking control of pricing from e-book retailers and substantially increasing the prices that consumers paid for e-books.

It's true that a majority of respondents in the Winter 2010 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey is ready to take a stand against anticipated increases in Kindle Store ebook prices above the $ 9.99 figure that Amazon has associated with bestsellers and new releases since the Kindle's launch over two years ago, but inside the numbers are some indications of flexibility:

Going against the retailers (and to our advantage) is the fact that there are ongoing price wars to get those sales numbers to increase.

When house prices are rising, you will have increasing equity in your home that will allow you to borrow more against it, since the time you originally arranged your mortgage.

The blue line in Chart 2 shows the total stock value resulting from an instant 50 % increase in the price that remains constant against that same 50 % decline represented by the previously mentioned red line.

The Over 50s Increasing Life Insurance Plan is designed to help protect your cash sum against inflation, your premiums and cash sum are reviewed each year in line with the change in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Traders not only will be able to participate in Bitcoin's price increase via long positions in the Bitcoin futures contract, they can also play the short side or hedge against outright Bitcoin positions.

The companies will still provide a hedge against inflation as their sales increase on higher commodity prices and you will earn a dividend yield while you hold the shares.

When the stock price moves against profits, reanalyze and either a) go flat, recognizing your mistake, and being grateful that it was small, or b) increase the bet to a full position, and be grateful that you didn't put a full position on initially.

A long hedge involves buying futures contracts to protect against possible increasing prices of commodities.

Typically hard assets are an excellent hedge against inflation, meaning their value rises as the general price levels for goods and services increases (known as Consumer Price Index or price levels for goods and services increases (known as Consumer Price Index or Price Index or CPI).

You should be aware that the regulatory protections applicable to your account are not intended to insure you against losses you may incur as a result of a decline or increase in the price of a security futures contract.

But if you're looking to take up a contrarian position against continued gold price increases, there are a few ways you could do so.

Shares offer some protection against inflation because most companies can increase the prices they charge to their customers.

The risk for bond investors that the issuer will default on its obligation (default risk) or that the bond value will decline and / or that the bond price performance will compare unfavorably to other bonds against which the investment is compared due either to perceived increase in the risk that an issuer will default (credit spread risk) or that a company's credit rating will be lowered (downgrade risk).

Corn has appeal as an investable asset because it can serve as a hedge against inflation brought about by increases in food prices.

Short sales that are not made «against - the - box» theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase.