Sentences with phrase «putting upward pressures on the prices»

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

In the short run, increasing federal spending and / or reducing taxes can promote more employment and output, but these policies also put upward pressure on the price level and interest rates.

If we let bone - headed publishers make moves that put upward pressure on pricing and drive the price of reading up for the whole market (it will drive it up too, don't fool yourself into thinking it won't), then more and more readers will opt to go to a movie instead of buying another book.

Business people know that when demand outpaces supply, it puts upward pressure on prices.

This technical evolution is occurring at the same time that overall electric demand growth has been stagnant for several years and rising infrastructure requirements are putting upward pressure on the price of delivered electricity.

«On the contrary, new home construction needs to rise by at least 50 percent for a complete return to a balanced market because supply shortages — particularly in the West — are still putting upward pressure on prices.»

But low inventories, which put upward pressure on prices, remain a constraint.

While tight inventories are still expected to put upward pressure on prices in most areas this year, Yun expects overall price growth to shrink, with some states even experiencing a decline, because of the negative effect the changes to the mortgage interest deduction and state and local deductions under the new tax law.

As a result, the number of these properties being offered for sales has dropped significantly and this has continued to put upward pressure on prices.

Consequently, homes in this market niche have been trading briskly, and this has put upward pressure on prices,» says Phil Soper, president and CEO, Royal LePage.

Not exact matches

The central bank noted in its statement that «financial vulnerabilities in the household sector continue to edge higher,» which is the Governing Council's way of saying that ultra-low borrowing costs continue to put upward pressure on asset prices and personal debt.

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.

These three western cities are experiencing strong population growth, which has put some upward pressure on home prices.

Of course, the extra investment would also require companies to hire, putting upward pressure on wages and prices.

The U.S. dollar depreciated as investors sought higher returns elsewhere, putting downward pressure on foreign interest rates and upward pressure on global asset prices and foreign currencies.

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.

Speaking of the Treasury, they've got to pretty massively increase the supply of bonds to the market to fund the deficits induced by the tax cut and spending bill, which puts downward pressure on bond prices and upward pressure on yields.

And this has put tremendous upward pressure on prices.

This situation has put upward pressure on international commodity prices, many of which have increased considerably over this period, particularly in the resources sector, a trend that will benefit Australian exporters.

Actions to Take: If you wish to profit from the upward pressure China is clearly destined to put on long - term gold prices, there are three potential approaches to take.

The U.S. economy is a corn - based ethanol producer and this has helped put upward pressure on global grain prices which has benefited Brazil's farmers.

Economic data has been improving, financial markets are calm, and Trump's planned fiscal spending will likely put upward pressure on inflation — not to mention the impact of rising crude oil prices.

Considered in isolation, falling interest rates put upward pressure on preferred prices, given that they're fixed income securities.

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.

This forces buyers to compete for a limited number of homes, which in turn puts upward pressure on home prices.

As buyers compete fiercely for limited inventory, it puts upward pressure on home prices.

As buyers compete fiercely for limited inventory, it puts upward pressure on home prices.

As mortgage rates increase, the demand for home purchases will likely remain strong relative to the constrained supply and continue to put upward pressure on home prices.»

Housing shortages have put immense upward pressure on prices, particularly in the country's hottest housing markets,» he adds.

Still, the push to purchase an undervalued property, combined with recent U.S. legislation that increased the amount of time it took to foreclose on a property (an effort to reduce the number of distressed properties on the market) has put upward pressure on housing prices.

Another factor putting upward pressure on food prices is rising ethanol production.

However, this in turn will put upward pressure on costs in Alberta, and soon exhaust the additional transportation capacity the pipeline would provide, as the diagram below illustrates, further depressing prices.

Recent reports by the National Research Council (NRC), the New England Complex Systems Institute (CSI), the UN Committee on World Food Security (CWFS), and Iowa State University (ISU) all acknowledge that biofuel policies put upward pressure on food and feed prices.

«Even if gas prices don't go lower, developments in storage, solar, and efficiency will put downward pressure on power prices and operational costs will continue to put upward pressure on nuclear plant costs.»

However, this in turn will put upward pressure on costs in Alberta, and soon exhaust the additional transportation capacity the pipeline would provide, further depressing prices.

«What's ailing the housing market, and continues to weigh on overall sales, is the inadequate levels of available inventory and the upward pressure it's putting on prices in several parts of the country.

«Rising material prices, particularly lumber, along with chronic shortages of buildable lots and skilled labor are putting upward pressure on home prices and impeding a more robust housing recovery.»

This is because an expanding population puts upward pressure on the demand for homes, which pushes up prices.

That is, large numbers of homes with negative equity reduce the number of homes that go up for sale and that puts upward pressure on home prices.

Lawrence Yun, the trade group's chief economist, attributed the pullback to the lack of supply and the upward pressure that put on prices.

«What's ailing the housing market and continues to weigh on overall sales is the inadequate levels of available inventory and the upward pressure it's putting on prices in several parts of the country,» Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, said in a statement.

The tight inventory we are seeing today will continue to put upward pressure on home prices well into 2018.

This could continue to put upward pressure on home prices, bolstering the local housing market.

In short, limited supply combined with steady demand is putting upward pressure on home prices.

Demand for homes in the East Bay remains high with inventory shortages relative to demand persisting in 2017 putting upward pressure on sales prices.