Most people forget that the SPR was not established in order to stabilize prices during supply disruptions.
Markets were marginally hopefully on Friday that the ECB would act as a back stop to buy Italian bonds to stabilize prices.
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And hopefully we'll continue to take steps to stabilize home prices and start to fill up some of the several million homes that are currently vacant as a result of our economic downturn.
European nations might make to this effort to stabilize oil prices.
"With a proper real-estate focused stimulus measure, home sales could rise more than expected, by more than 10.0%, to 5.5 million in 2009, and easily begin to stabilize home prices in many parts of the country, " Yun said.
Even this highly unlikely shortfall could be covered by the five mbd represented by the combined release of U.S., Japanese, and German stocks not to mention the contribution Britain, France, Italy and other European nations might make to this effort to stabilize oil prices.
But government should not try to artificially stabilize housing prices and risk another bubble, another burst, and further years of pain.
So instead of prices collapsing during the next year or so, we are more likely to see prices stabilize and recover.
There would be plenty of other losers too, from the nations that depend on a steady flow of Middle East oil to stabilize global energy prices to the shippers that count on the Fifth Fleet for protection to the local companies that help sustain U.S. forces in the region.
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However, we also expect PC prices to stabilize after 20 years of an 8% annual decline.
He expects prices to stabilize over the long term as the world's ample uranium supply comes on line.
But Sanchez said IBM expects notebook prices to stabilize over the next year, as the excess supply in the market, which partly drove price cuts this year, begins to evaporate.
But as OPEC's failed efforts to keep oil prices high have proved, production cuts can stabilize prices only if all suppliers stick to agreed reductions.
GCL-Poly also noted in its statement that photovoltaic product prices began to stabilize in December.
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Ken: Wall Street analysts say real estate prices have to stabilize before there can be a real turn around in the housing industry.
That short sale flurry has been a major reason home prices started to stabilize and even tick up in some markets this year.
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"A more challenging economic environment and cautious employment prospects" could mean prices start to stabilize, although demand should stay supported by low interest rates and as volatile financial markets push investors into property, Ms. Chia said.
This early-year rally faltered in late-February, however, and since the start of the month, gold prices have struggled to stabilize.
Physical demand on the price pullback would also be supportive, although one veteran trader says prices may have to stabilize for this to happen.
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This consolidation (in addition to the shortages due to the Thailand floods) will help to stabilize or even increase individual drive prices in the long run.
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As housing prices stabilize and begin to move positively, this will provide a two-fold benefit to the economy.
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Chart Analysis : The daily chart of the Sypder Trust ( SPY) shows that the daily Starc- band was tested early in the week while prices have been trying to stabilize over the past few days.
The market is trying to stabilize following recent strong selling pressure that saw prices hit a fresh seven-week low overnight.
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Participants who are neutral on prices said they expect the market to stabilize around current levels before deciding on its next path.
The market is seeing some tepid short covering and bargain-hunting nibblers, while trying to stabilize after a severe beating suffered on Wednesday when prices hit a fresh nearly three-month low.
Chip prices will continue to fall and will not stabilize until the middle of next year.
When those components are made locally, prices should stabilize if not come down to earth.
Right now, Luciano says prices in the equity market have yet to stabilize, and are still trending downward.
Investors in Chinese real estate will have to get accustomed to falling asset prices for a few years before values stabilize again.
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