Sentences with phrase «upward pricing pressure on»

Commercial property insurance rate increases are easing off initial spikes following 2017's record natural catastrophe losses, but commercial insurance buyers still face upward pricing pressure on many lines of business for the remainder of 2018.

This further means that the upward price pressure on gold could become volcanic if a run starts.

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In a competitive labour market, the increase in the demand for labour produces upward pressure on wages, and an increase in output supplied to a competitive goods market will drive down 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.

«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.

Market Makers also provide another service in periods of high volatility: if the market exerts upward or downward pressure on a security during a trading session, the Market Maker will mitigate the pressure by absorbing some of the orders, thereby limiting excessive price swings.

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.

Jason Mercer, the board's senior manager of market Analysis, said the relative short supply of low - rise home types in many parts of the GTA continued to «prompt strong upward pressure on selling prices of singles and semis.»

Downward pressure on home prices tends to happen when the ratio dips below 12 per cent for a sustained period, while upward pressure tends to occur when it falls above 20 per cent for several months.

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.

«Slowing consumer demand combined with a surge in new home completions over the next several quarters will create more balance in the housing market and produce less upward pressure on home prices,» the association says in its release.

This means fewer buyers are able to bid on most businesses, creating less upward pricing pressure.

Similarly with pharma, Harper acknowledged that «it is also likely the case that in the future there will be some upward pressure on pharmaceutical prices as a consequence of this agreement.

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.

«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.

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.

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.

If the prevailing patterns of capital flows were to exert downward pressure on interest rates and upward pressure on other asset prices, they would contribute to more expansionary financial conditions than would otherwise be the case.

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.

As that upward pressure on real interest rates abates, so most probably will the downward pressure on commodity prices (as well as the upward pressure on the U.S. dollar).

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.

Overall, rates are expected to rise slightly in 2017, but potential buyers in this city should be more concerned with the consistent upward pressure on sales prices.

Reports out of China indicate that stockpiling of strategic metals continues apace with no significant 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.

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.

Factories in the euro zone raised their prices in July as energy costs swelled, pointing to further upward pressure on consumer prices in the currency bloc later this year.

Over time, the stronger global environment could also generate further upward pressure on commodity prices and hence manufacturing costs, and on traded goods prices more generally.

Given these conditions, a key issue for the Australian economy will be the extent to which the ongoing growth of demand might give rise to capacity constraints and, consequently, upward pressure on wage and price inflation.

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

ADM is a winner even if it can't secure significant China / India market share as there is going to be upward pressure on grain prices.

Upward pressures on wages and prices associated with demand from the resource sector, and any excess demand in the non-tradable sector, might require an increase in interest rates in order to contain inflation; this will depend in part on the extent of the exchange rate appreciation.

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.

In a scenario with a reasonably benign world environment, these factors could see a strengthening of demand pressures and hence upward pressure on wage and price inflation.

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.

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

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

So it doesn't really matter what the gold price will do in the next few years: Production is coming off and that means the upward pressure on the gold price could be very intense.

Given the likely strength of the economy, domestically sourced price pressures are expected to remain relatively strong, with inflation projected to be on an upward trajectory through 2005.

Rather, the increase in spreads appears to reflect both tightness in the Commonwealth Government bond market (where supply remains limited and demand by foreign investors appears to have increased) and upward pressure on swap rates (one benchmark against which corporate bonds are priced) as companies have sought to lock in fixed - rate borrowings due to expected increases in interest rates.

The global pick - up in demand and activity has generated strong upward pressure on a range of commodity prices over recent months, notably for oil, gold, base metals and a number of rural commodities.

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.

On the 4 - hour chart at press time the price has met some resistance at the $ 385 price point showing continued upward pressure but sell walls appear to be stalling a higher trajectory.

Food prices ought to spike next year, which will continue to place upward pressure on inflation.

The latest survey also pointed to upward pressure on input prices, with overall cost burdens rising at the second - fastest pace since July 2014.

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