To get the deal, all the customer has to do is toss it into her or his shopping cart, and the cash register will automatically adjust the price.
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In the U.K., index-linked gilts adjust for movements in the Retail Price Index (RPI) and are similar to their American cousins, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which track the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
So the people in charge of hospital prices simply adjust the charges every year, typically raising the price some set amount above the previous year.
The sugar people complain that, although the price of ethanol rises and falls with world sugar demand, petrol prices in Brazil do not adjust quickly to changes in the oil price.
Instead, the Fed is tasked with employing its Open Market operations to adjust the size of the monetary base so as to keep the COMEX price of gold as close as operationally practical to a target gold price.
President Obama has proposed replacing the regular consumer price index, or CPI, to adjust Social Security benefits with the chained CPI -- often called the cat food CPI because the index assumes that when the price of human food rises, seniors can substitute cheaper food to get the same nutrition.
When markets close a new anchor is dropped, and the next day investors adjust their target price from there.
But one of Chicago's proudest feats was the creation of financial futures markets, which prompted far-flung firms and farmers to adjust their behaviour to the slightest twitch in the price of pork futures or Canadian dollars.
Lu suggested the government adjust the basic living allowance and food subsidies for university students every three months according to changes in the consumer price index.
The Committee will regularly review the pace of its securities purchases and the overall size of the asset-purchase program in light of incoming information and will adjust the program as needed to best foster maximum employment and price stability.
That suggests that sellers initially value their homes at a higher price than the market does, but are soon forced to adjust their expectations.
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Our price estimate still stands above the current market price as we believe that Best Buy will be able to adjust and grow its sales going forward.
Costner, like many ageing stars, has also not found it easier to adjust to the realities of the market and he has reportedly lost roles by keeping his asking price too high.
We include the chart below so that the reader can adjust market share data for emerging markets to see how this factor alone impacts our price estimates.
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But even if prices do move, spending patterns may remain much the same for a while, because consumers tend to be slow to adjust their spending in response to price changes.
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