Sentences with phrase «pressure on the price»

Lululemon isn't the only retailer facing headwinds as American shoppers deal with an uncertain economic recovery and more U.S. giants, such as Target, move into what's already a competitive retail space in Canada and put pressure on pricing.

When that happens, you can have downward pressure on prices.»

Unlike Grantham, Shilling believes that low global growth will continue to keep pressure on the price of oil, especially when Saudi Arabia, the world's most influential producer, can continue to pump up oil for less than $ 10 a barrel.

Amy Price, senior food and drink analyst at market research firm Mintel, told CNBC via email: «The deterioration in the exchange rate will put upward pressure on prices of imported goods, including wine.

«Upward pressure on prices was weak in December, but we can expect price declines to narrow as the yen has weakened and this will eventually push up oil and gasoline prices,» said Shuji Tonouchi, senior fixed income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

Analysts cite the credit tightening as being partly responsible for the downward pressure on prices of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies.

This puts deflationary pressure on prices in Canada, since imports are relatively less expensive when priced in Canadian dollars.

Over the medium and long - term, this could lead to a supply - demand imbalance and ultimately put strong upward pressure on the price of gold.

This can mean only one thing: downward pressure on prices.

Normally this would put remarkable pressure on the price of gold — higher yields raise the opportunity cost of buying gold — but over the same period, the U.S. dollar has steadily weakened and is now officially in a bear market.

«Textbook theory dictates that a rise in wages will tend to stimulate household spending, thereby generating upward pressure on prices and, by extension, interest rates,» says Koichi Sugisaki, Morgan Stanley's interest rates strategist for Japan.

«If oil prices rise higher, that will increase the pressure on prices.»

The main issue continues to be the potential for the Chinese economy to run too hot, putting upward pressures on the prices of goods and services and on housing prices.

There has been volatility in financial markets and downward pressure on the prices of many commodities that Canada sells.

While the re-balancing of global oil markets is progressing, record - high crude and gasoline inventories continue to put downward pressure on prices.

The option framework predicts how investors will behave as long as they understand that a lot of selling puts downward pressure on prices and a lot of buying upward pressure, and in a purely speculative market, this is pretty much the only thing investors have to understand.

SARAO's activity created persistent downward pressure on the price of E-Minis.

But, together, they had many of the same characteristics — cost - push pressures on prices.

Some analysts think this could put downward pressure on the price.

That would mean that the higher demand resulting from the terms of trade gain can be partly met from abroad, which helps to contain the pressure on prices.

China's demand for resources to supply its industrial expansion has put upward pressure on prices for steel and its raw materials (iron ore, coking coal), and on the costs of shipping.

A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Class A common stock in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

Several recent reports by independent consultants have warned demand will be exceeded by the estimated supply of new apartments in Brisbane, which will add to downward pressure on prices.

When interest rates rise, it puts downward pressure on the price.

In the Treasury market, yields dipped slightly as a quarterly refunding programme of $ 73 billion came in short of expectations, reducing the pressure on prices from the torrent of supply.

Reports out of China indicate that stockpiling of strategic metals continues apace with no significant upward pressure on prices.

Meanwhile, a stronger dollar is both curbing exports and making imports cheaper, exerting downward pressure on prices.

Another standard measure of the economy's ability to grow without putting upward pressure on prices is the «output gap,» which is the difference between current GDP and the non-inflationary level of output.

«In other areas there continues to be pressure on prices due in part to the availability of a large amount of stock which means buyers tend to deliberate for longer when searching for the perfect property.

More aggressive distribution will likely put downward pressure on prices.

In summary, a 23 - year period in which the US economy achieved the strongest real growth in its history is strangely characterised in some quarters as a «great depression», quite likely because so many economists and historians do not understand that real economic progress puts DOWNWARD pressure on prices.

And this has put tremendous upward pressure on prices.

Subsequent statements have seen some OPEC member countries canvassing the possibility of further quota increases, placing downward pressure on prices since early July.

The most noticeable of these is the housing sector, where strong demand conditions over several years, and the emergence of capacity constraints in some areas, appear to be putting some pressure on prices.

Japan has since agreed to lift the ban and allow imports of US beef from cattle that are under two years old, which is likely to place downward pressure on prices over the coming year, though it may take some time for the United States to establish systems to identify cattle age accurately.

The value of manufactured exports rose by 3 1/2 per cent in the December quarter, and with a stronger Australian dollar exerting downward pressure on prices in the quarter, volumes look to have increased solidly.

A number of economists say that too many units are being built, a development that would put pressure on prices.

The increasing acceptance of gold - based investment by the huge Chinese pool of retail investment capital can not fail to put upward pressure on prices.

And while there is pressure on pricing in the industry, global oil consumption has continued to grow and the oil must move from production to refining operations.

It is also worth pointing out that downward pressure on the price of «paper» gold that was not supported by the «physical» market would inevitably result in the price of «paper» gold making a sustained and substantial move below the price of the physical commodity, which hasn't happened.

In general, producer price pressures eased significantly in the June quarter, largely because of the fall in prices of oil and related products, and the generalised downward pressure on the prices of imported goods resulting from the exchange rate appreciation (Table 16).

More moderate upward pressures on prices are now working their way across a wider area in the middle and outer suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne, as well as becoming evident in a number of the other capital cities.

Thus supply would drop and that would put upward pressure on price.

Today however, Mr. Lassonde points out that the gold industry hasn't made any large discoveries for years which will put heavy upward pressure on prices in the years to come.

As consumers are becoming increasingly price - conscious, private - label products are gaining popularity and are thus gaining market share while also exerting downward pressure on the prices of their competitors.

«A combination of two or more of these would exert considerable downward pressure on pricing in the international market,» said the report.

The strong Australian dollar is hindering the export market and there is a serious drought in western Queensland and the Northern Territory, which has increased cattle sales and put pressure on prices.

It blamed pressure on both price and margin in the Chinese market, which was being driven by changing market dynamics, changing patterns of consumption and a less affluent demographic.

That would ease the pressure on prices and the profits of more economic producers of higher - quality bottled wines.

Meat & Livestock Australia, the industry's peak body, said beef production would gradually pick up in the second half of the year leading to some downward pressure on prices.