Polysilicon prices have surged in a tight market due to rising demand.
Mitre, an engineering company, operates in a tight market for talent, with low unemployment for software engineers and big-name competitors such as Lockheed Martin.
If so, those with credit to offer will soon re-enter the marketplace as rates mirror market realities, after which a tight market for credit will logically become easier such that lending to businesses in need of funds will increase.
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The usual argument for rent controls is that New York has a very low housing-vacancy rate (4%) and that the only way to ensure the availability of affordable homes in such a tight market and to prevent tenants from being evicted in favour of new, higher-paying occupants is to regulate rents.
Others are returning to learn skills that will make them valuable in a tight job market.
Nothing would be so effective as a strong economy and a tight labour market.
Mercer points out, big employers are unlikely to overhaul their health benefits in a tight labour market.
The number of part-time workers has also continued to fall, reinforcing the picture of a tight labour market.
In a tight labour market, he says, people have to adjust their expectations: there are always unfilled vacancies.
With a tight labour market, these payments could be large, as employers battle to recruit and retain skilled staff.
The recession and subsequent economic slowdown brought with it a tight job market.
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Venture firms are impressed that Cordova has been able to hire people in a tight labor market without any cash.
Many smaller contractors prefer to turn a blind eye for fear of losing workers in such a tight labour market.
Technology and a tight labour market have done more to break down the walls of the corporation than any amount of protest.
"In a tight credit market, you can get this money quickly and easily, " says David Kanigan, head of products for Morgan Stanley's private bank.
"Companies are already seeing in Bangalore, India, that there is such a tight labor market that their wages have gone up dramatically in the past couple of years, " Heijmen says.
According to the Associated Press, one anonymous insider said the private equity firms sought to squash the deal over questions about Harman's financial health, not because of any financing difficulties in a tight credit market.
Though the Singapore dollar is close to its highest for seven years, some analysts expect the city-state's central bank to raise the ceiling on the currency's (unpublished) trading band soon, to counter the inflationary effects of high oil prices and a tight labour market.
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Even with the new cash, SEC officials say it has become difficult to attract accountants in a tight job market, despite the layoffs resulting from the demise of the big five firm (now big four) Arthur Andersen after its federal conviction for destroying Enron audit documents.
Although the economy is on the mend, a still-tight job market in many areas and a load of student debt will force many 20-somethings to move back home this spring and stay for a while.
In that sense, it should be asked if the Fed's supposedly easy monetary policies are in fact fostering a "tight" market for capital.
Ludwig: The perception is that we have a very tight labor market, and therefore we have to take all kinds of measures to slow down the economy and avoid inflation.
The fear of contagion is the real concern here as future sovereign debt issues in other countries could put more pressure on the global banking system amidst a continuing tight credit market.
It allows them to offer stock options to local employees, a boon in a drum-tight labor market.
The Commission attributed the slowdown to lower global demand, higher material costs, a volatile financial market and tight credit conditions in China.
While it might seem like Apple has a tight grip over the smartphone market with the iPhone, Samsung is a bigger player.
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For the decade or so before the financial crisis in 2007, LIBOR traded in a relatively tight band with alternative market measures of funding costs.
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