Sentences with phrase «upward 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.

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.

Over the next decade, low - tax states will see an increase in home buyers which will potentially put upward pressure on prices in those areas.

It's a mystery why that strength isn't putting more upward pressure on prices.

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.

Sales of existing homes are on track for another record year and strong demand has created upward pressure on prices.

This, in turn, has continued to place upward pressure on prices throughout the region and across all market segments.

Consequently, these investors are competing for the same stocks at the same time, generating upward pressure on price.

This all means a very positive marketplace, with upward pressure on prices, yet maintaining strong affordability to all segments of the market.

When housing supply is sufficient to satisfy demand, there tends to be less upward pressure on prices.

And this has put tremendous upward pressure on prices.

The lower level of the exchange rate, if sustained, is also likely to generate direct upward pressure on prices of imported and import - competing consumer goods.

A booming economy typically begins to face upward pressure on prices and wages, because the now fully employed work force can not keep up with rising demand.

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.

This, combined with continued buyer interest, will result in ongoing upward pressure on prices.

When interest rates fall, there is upward pressure on the price of preferred shares.

Cheap interest rates also attract more borrowers, bringing more liquidity to the real estate market, which in turn puts upward pressure on prices.

The fact that economists and experts are revising their expectations upward for future home value growth is a sign that these trends will continue to exert upward pressure on prices going forward.»

«Clearly, economic prosperity has translated into increased housing sales and upward pressure on prices across the board,» says Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president, Re / Max of Western Canada.

«New construction still lags historically normal levels, keeping upward pressure on prices.»

«Canadian land values are strong and, looking at world markets in our current financing environment, there are factors in place that could exert further upward pressure on the price of farmland,» says Jean - Philippe Gervais, FCC senior agriculture economist.

«Quantitative easing,» as it is generally known, is viewed as a complementary and more direct means of easing credit conditions, exerting immediate upward pressure on the prices of the assets that were purchased, as well as those of other assets, through a process of portfolio substitution.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The reduction in rig count in the US will support upward pressure on price, but for now, OPEC is standing firm on its decision to maintain production levels.

Limited inventory levels in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto are placing serious upward pressure on prices in ««blue chip neighbourhoods,» with many properties now selling in multiple offer situations, says Re / Max.

Limited inventory levels, reported in virtually all agricultural centres, continued to contribute to strong upward pressure on the price per acre in 88 per cent (15 of 17) of the markets examined in the report.

The combined effect of lower E&D investment, a decline in output from US shale due to lower drilling activity and growth in global oil consumption will ultimately create upward pressure on prices.

Home sales will grow modestly this year, but a continuing inventory shortage will keep upward pressure on prices and make it hard for many people to buy, even though interest rates remain low.

«Our estimate is that by the time we get into the beginning of 2017, we're likely going to see much less upward pressure on pricing in the Metro Vancouver region.»

Furthermore, a wave of new digital currency - focused hedge funds has been hitting the cryptocurrency markets this year, which has created further upward pressure on the price of bitcoin and other digital currencies.

This will also place more upward pressure on prices: NAR is forecasting a 4 percent rise in prices over 2014.

Ongoing competition between prospective buyers has created strong upward pressure on prices — and all these trends appear to be continuing.

Rather than falling with the end of the summer buying season, low inventories have placed upward pressure on prices, which have risen from a median of 1.11 million in September to 1.23 in January, according to ILHM data.

«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.

Leveraged private buyers are exerting upward pressure on prices in all real estate categories.

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.

That supports the Bank of Canada's narrative that stronger - than - expected economic growth over the past year will eventually put upward pressure on prices.

Stronger - than - expected economic growth over the past year could eventually put upward pressure on prices.

«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.

More importantly, unlike Toronto and Vancouver where a shortage of listings is putting upward pressure on prices, the market in Guelph is more balanced.

The local economy is, too, and that's putting upward 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.

This has prompted some concern over the adequacy of current supplies in the US and resulted in upward 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.

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