Sentence examples for believed prices from inspiring English sources

Neither suppliers nor consumers acted as if they believed prices would stay high.

Howard Archer, chief UK economist at Global Insight, said he believed prices would fall "substantially further" despite yesterday's interest rate cut.

But policy makers worried that a deflationary cycle would make consumers less likely to spend money if they constantly believed prices would be cheaper in the future.

"I think the values increased at a higher percentage than they normally have over the years," Mr. Lown said, adding that he might have waited longer to buy his sister's computer because he believed prices would drop further this winter.

In an annual survey conducted by the economists Robert J. Shiller and Karl E. Case, hundreds of new owners in four communities — Alameda County near San Francisco, Boston, Orange County south of Los Angeles, and Milwaukee — once again said they believed prices would rise about 10 percent a year for the next decade.

Incredible as it may now seem, some of Reagan's predecessors, Richard Nixon among them, had believed price controls could curb inflation.

Johnny Minkley, from video gaming website Eurogamer, said the Vita was "the most competent handheld gaming system ever made", but he believed price would be an issue.

Foreshadowing his later ideas, he believed price controls interfered with an essential signaling mechanism to help resources be used where they were most valued.

And few believe prices have reached their bottom.

Economists, by contrast, grow up believing prices are usually right.

Knight Frank believes prices will continue to rise by between 10 and 20 per cent this year.