Sentences with phrase «to prop up prices»

The most recent one involves Tether supposedly artificially propping up the price of bitcoin by printing USDT.

The most recent one involves Tether supposedly artificially propping up the price of bitcoin by...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple and several book publishers Wednesday morning, claiming they worked together to artificially prop up prices for e-books..

Oil traders are eagerly anticipating an extension to OPEC's production cut this week, but one analyst has told CNBC that comments from the oil cartel could be just as powerful in propping up the price of the commodity.

Massive fiscal and monetary stimulus since 2008, including bond buying on the part of the Federal Reserve (Fed), held Treasury yields at bay while propping up their prices.

For two years, a shortage of sellers like the Bakers has propped up prices across the U.S. as shoppers jostled for a dwindling supply of houses.

The change is from price stability, to returning inflation to levels consistent with its mandate, which means they will try to inflate, and let it into the goods and services markets, rather than merely using it to prop up the prices of assets backed by debt.

Chinese demand has propped up prices for commodities in Canada, Brazil, Australia and Russia.

I mean, exactly how does using our tax dollars to artificially prop up the price of an asset make the asset more affordable?

Providing further support have been supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries introduced in 2017 with the aim of propping up prices, as well as by the potential of...

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut output by about 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for six months from Jan. 1 to prop up prices and reduce a glut.

But they represent another way for Wall Street and shale producers to increase the flow of oil, and frustrate plans by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to prop up prices.

Providing further support have been supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) introduced in 2017 with the aim of propping up prices, as well as by the potential of renewed U.S. sanctions against Tehran.

Even though Colvin believes earnings season, which just got underway, will be strong and won't support a bull case for gold, he believes weaker - than - expected U.S. economic growth could prop up prices.

The soaring U.S. production is upending global oil markets, coming at a time when other major producers — including Russia and members of the Middle East - dominated Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-- have been withholding output to prop up prices.

The production cuts agreed by Saudi Arabia, Russia and 10 other allied producers are aimed at clearing a supply overhang and propping up prices.

Economic theory suggests that this would prop up prices.

The production cuts by OPEC and 10 other allied producers, which are scheduled to last throughout 2018, are aimed at clearing a supply overhang and propping up prices.

Providing further support have been supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) introduced in 2017 with the aim of propping up prices.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - Oil prices fell early on Thursday, pulled down by a rise in U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production, which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters)- Oil prices fell early on Thursday, pulled down by a rise in U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production, which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - Oil prices dipped on Thursday, weighed down by swelling U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production that is countering efforts by producer group OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - Oil prices dipped on Thursday, weighed down by swelling U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

OPEC, Russia and several other allied producers have spearheaded an ongoing effort to try to clear a global supply overhang and prop up prices.

* OIL: Oil prices dipped on Thursday, weighed down by swelling U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production that is countering efforts by producer group OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

At the end of 2016, oil prices rallied on expectations, and later the confirmation, that OPEC would start cutting production this year to prop up prices and draw down the global glut.

Oil prices dipped on Thursday, weighed down by swelling U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production that is countering efforts by producer group OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

Given the glut of oil on the market, the increasing idle production capacity, and increasing use of renewable non-carbon energy sources there is really no reason for oil to be at more than $ 30 a gallon, but everyone in the oil sector colludes to prop up prices.

Singapore: Oil prices fell early on Thursday, pulled down by a rise in US crude inventories and record weekly US production, which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.

The Fed is propping up the price of the bond and the Fed is shoveling free money into Wall Street to speculate.»

The drops are not indicative of deliberate supply cuts to prop up prices, sources in the survey said, and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is still pumping close to a record high as major producers focus on defending market share.

The FOMC will try to inflate, and let it into the goods and services markets, rather than merely using it to prop up the prices of assets backed by debt.

This has been further magnified by OPEC's recent reluctance to intervene and cut supply to prop up prices, which would be the standard response to a lower oil price.

Further shortages would prop up prices and offset some of the above risks.

In quantitative easing, the central bank begins to prop up the prices of various asset markets by making purchases of non-government securities such as mortgages, corporate debt and even equity shares of publicly traded stocks.

And, in the presence of all of this, Saudi Arabia decided not to restrict its output to prop up prices.

Even OPEC has decided not to try to fight the tide by cutting their production to prop up prices.