Sentences with phrase «effect of the price hike»

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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that Valeant Pharmaceuticals» infamous price hikes for a pair of heart drugs called nitroprusside and isoproterenol — whose prices were increased by 310 % and 720 %, respectively — had significant downstream effects on patient care.

FedEx and UPS have each announced price hikes going into effect at the end of December, and UPS last month told Reuters it may charge retailers a premium for last minute deliveries.

However, according to Reuters, many from the solar industry have argued that the bill will have the opposite effect of resulting in thousands of layoffs and potentially hiking up consumer prices of solar panels.

All in all, the Fed continues to expect inflation to rise gradually toward 2 % over the medium term as the labor market improves further and the transitory effects of energy price declines and other factors dissipate, but the pace for hikes in interest rates could well be moderate, as the Fed has been indicating.

The practical effect of the new law is that drivers can expect the annual sticker for a regular license plate to hit $ 101 in March, when the first batch of renewals will carry the price hike, according to Secretary of State Jesse White's office.

Since a fare hike on March 1st — in the midst of the Congestion Pricing blitz — wasn't enough to get it to pass, I'd be curious to see the effect of one now.

The hike comes as inflation remains below the bank's two per cent target, however it said it believes the recent softness is temporary, with the effects of food price competition, electricity rebates in Ontario and changes in automobile pricing expected to fade.

Regardless of the hikes, however, the company's «confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry.»

However, the accumulative effect of the rise in cost of living across various policies, including the carbon tax, water price hikes and GST hikes, will add up given recent budget announcements, said MP Lee Bee Wah in Parliament.

«This would put a huge dent in sales, both for the real price hike and the psychological effect of the $ 1,000 barrier on consumers,» Moar maintained.

Of course, you could always try to snatch up a few PlayStation Plus subscription cards before the price hike goes into effect, and that may not be a bad idea for someone who knows they want to remain subscribed for some time to come.

That, importantly, means you can get 15 months at the current price of # 39.99 / $ 49.99 before the price hike goes into effect.

«Looking ahead, the market will remain solid, but both sales and prices will be impacted by inventory shortages, impending interest rate hikes, and general economic factors, including the effects of tax reform.»