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And with a continuing lack of new housing for sale, prices are expected to remain under upward pressure in the near term.

But the rising cost of computer games acted as an upward pressure on inflation, the Office for National Statistics said.

On May 9th the bank gave warning that ever-improving terms of trade were putting more upward pressure on prices.

Another aspect of the "buy commodities" trade is that it would put upward pressure on commodities at a time China is already overheating.

Governments around the region are curbing exports to safeguard their domestic supply, putting further upward pressure on prices.

Until demand from emerging markets slackens, or new discoveries are brought on stream, there seem likely to be bouts of upward pressure.

That would mean that China's recent pattern of huge reserve accumulation and upward pressure on its currency has not in fact changed.

Upward pressure from underlying magma domes the surface.

One of the drawbacks could well be upward pressure on sovereign debt. In other words more expensive government borrowing.

The coalition has called for an immediate economic statement with new policy measures designed to take upward pressure off interest rates.

Geithner said China intervenes in currency markets "on a very substantial scale to limit the upward pressure of market forces" on the yuan.

They are also keen not to put extra upward pressure on the currency for fear of hurting exports.

An end to heavy flows of hot money would reduce the upward pressure on the currencies of these countries.

Putting powerful upward pressure on interest rates: pushing up the interest rates with great force.

The last thing they want is for dollar weakness to lead to a Treasury sell-off and premature upward pressure in those rates.

Upward pressure on emerging Asian currencies against the dollar, euro and renminbi has triggered increasing talk of official action.

The temporary increase in the age group between 20 and 29 over the next few years will also ease the upward pressure on urban pay.

Many fret that the upward pressure on exchange rates from the surge in foreign capital will cause their currencies to appreciate too much.

Higher interest rates increased the cost of servicing our debt, adding to the upward pressure on spending.

Further, much of the current upward pressure on the yen is coming from repatriation by Japan's investors themselves.

Since 2009, stable open economies from Brazil to Switzerland have seen hot inflows of money and upward pressure on their currencies.

Tight fundamentals continue to put upward pressure on oil prices.

Changchun a five-star hotels must related principal said, mainly is the artificial cost upward pressure, rising prices pressure two factors.

It says this investment boom will put sustained upward pressure on real interest rates unless global saving increases significantly.

Rising inflows of foreign direct investment and speculative money have put Vietnam's currency, the dong, under strong upward pressure.

its exploitation may check the upward pressure on prices, weakening the economic case for reducing dependence on hydrocarbons.

Another interaction comes via capital inflows and consequent upward pressure on exchange-rates in emerging countries.

Widening interest-rate differentials between east and west will increase upward pressure on regional currencies.

Probably the upward pressure on salaries will be less and this may have an effect on the housing prices as well.

However, as rates move gradually higher, and as the currency faces upward pressure, this trend may be reversed.

This dollar outflow relieved some of the upward pressure on the yuan's exchange rate.

Such a policy could prove "effective" in helping reduce upward pressure on the exchange rate of the yen.

Inventories look likely to remain depleted, putting upward pressure on crop and land prices.

A currency facing downward pressure is a headache, but one facing upward pressure is not badly off.

Combine that with the upward pressure China exerts on raw-materials costs, and there is potential for the vice to tighten on steel margins.

The emergence of commodities as a distinct asset class has also put upward pressure on prices.

The currency has fallen back, but the upward pressure is still strong.

They are also emerging as an army of consumers whose shopping puts upward pressure on prices globally.

Overseas money has poured into shares in Taiwan on hopes of better ties with China, putting upward pressure on the Taiwan dollar.

Lower demand for treasuries could put upward pressure on global interest rates and thereby damp market sentiment.

South Korea, by contrast, has been absorbing virtually all of the upward pressure on the won by accumulating additional reserves.

Glycol upward pressure on large, single contract: a difficult, recent turbulence is expected.

And that's bad news for those who hope to head off substantial upward pressure on oil prices.

The US economy continues to perform well and higher oil prices are putting some upward pressure on consumer prices.

"I think Chinese buying [of JGBs] is putting upward pressure on the yen, " said Tohru Sasaki, foreign exchange strategist at JPMorgan.

Two very important contributors were the sharp recessions of 1980 and 1982, which reduced much of the upward pressure on prices.

The fundamental outlook, however, could restrain this upward pressure.

At the same time, the numbers showed growing upward pressure on prices that could reinforce official concerns about potential inflation.

Low US rates raise the attractiveness of capital flows to Asia, putting upward pressure on exchange rates.

Because factors for driving up prices are still there, upward pressure on prices will remain great this year.

As job growth picks up, these workers could re-enter the labor force, keeping upward pressure on the jobless rate.

Several experimented with capital controls to prevent destabilising upward pressure on exchange rates.

That extra money supply can put upward pressure on asset and consumer prices, and push currencies higher.

The premier said that because factors driving prices up are still at work, upward pressure on prices will remain great this year.

Others have less rigid currencies but still intervene to stem what they regard as excessive upward pressure.

Upward pressure on the CNY is therefore likely to remain in spite of China going through a hard landing.

Gross & Co. argue that the economic recovery is on track, keeping a fire under risk assets and upward pressure on inflation.

Moreover, as the dollar falls, there will be upward pressure on US import prices and more inflationary pressure generally.

Deficits so big put upward pressure on interest rates as the government offers more attractive interest rates to attract borrowers.

This industrial migration, in turn, is helping to moderate the upward pressure on the China price.

From worrying about upward pressure on the dong, the authorities now fear a currency collapse.

The decision will encourage capital to flow elsewhere, weakening the dollar and putting upward pressure on the real, yuan and won.

The upward pressure on the piston is then greater than the downward pressure by a finite amount.

Expectation is a key driving force exerting upward pressure on these house prices.

But the upward pressure is still immense.

A slowing economy has also reduced the need to curb foreign capital inflows that were putting upward pressure on the yuan.

Chinese authorities detest such 'hot money' because it weakens their control over the economy and adds to upward pressure on the yuan.

All these factors should put upward pressure on the yuan, fueling Baidu profits when translated into dollar terms.

But it is too early to talk of upward pressure on prices.

The implication is downward pressure on wages in the West and upward pressure on wages in China and other parts of the emerging world.

But they also fear the upward pressure on the value of the yuan that a looser exchange-rate regime and full convertibility imply.

A declining dollar exerts upward pressure on interest rates.

Not all banks should respond to the upward pressure on base salaries.

Many economists see the upward pressure on wages as a good thing.

And it would have a valuable counter-cyclical effect: Homeowners repurchasing mortgages help moderate upward pressure on interest rates.

But the influx of dollars created upward pressure on the exchange rate of the Vietnamese dong, which could have hurt exports.

That will provide some upward pressure on prices.

Couldn't that put upward pressure on unemployment at a pretty dismal time?

That would add to the upward pressure on prices, which rose by 3. 6% in the year to September.

That wave of cash is putting upward pressure on prices there.

So there has been steady upward pressure on those few properties on offer.

There is upward pressure on the prices of land, labor and other factors of production and the prices of farm products and services.

Policymakers are concerned about the practice because it depresses supply when prices are low, creating upward pressure on prices.

This could put upward pressure on oil in the near-term.

The Swiss have tried in the past to resist upward pressure on their currency.

Puts upward pressure on wages.

"A lot of growth and dynamism is happening in Asia and that is putting upward pressure on wages, " says Mr Islam.

By contrast, encouraging foreign capital to flood in can put upward pressure on the exchange rate, making exports less competitive.

"We have a global savings glut, " explained Krugman, "which is why there is, in fact, no upward pressure on interest rates. "

The upward pressure came from speculators counting on the U. S. to encourage a stronger yen to make American products cheaper in Japan.

The result is upward pressure on wages (pay in the manufacturing sector has been rising by 5-10% each year since 2003, except last year).

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increasing upward pressure on prices, exorbitant housing price increases in some cities;

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