Like many other developing economies, India strengthened "food security" policies in response to recent swings in food prices, stepping up subsidies to meet production goals.
South Korea's consumer prices rose in August at their fastest rate in a year, led by higher medical fees and crude oil prices, stepping up pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates after keeping them unchanged for six months.
At the current prices, stepping in for a shopping expedition may not be such a bad idea.
Officials from the F.D.A. wanted to ban the pharmacy-made versions on the grounds that Makena had met the agency's rigorous safety standards, but senior Obama administration officials, concerned about Makena's much higher price, stepped in to halt the ban.
Price stepped down after Politico reported on the Cabinet member's frequent use of chartered and military flights, which reportedly cost taxpayers more than $1 million.
Even the mutual fund giants Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price have stepped up their efforts, placing large bets on companies like Groupon and Zynga.
Scarcity became a factor in the price rise, stepped up by the auction houses eager to compensate the dwindling numbers of consignments by raising the value of individual lots.
He is drawn here as a familiar type -- the paradigm, of course, is Woody Allen -- and Mr. Price, who stepped into the role when another actor withdrew just before rehearsals, plays him familiarly.
Short-selling – when investors borrow securities from prime brokers and sell them on in the hope that they can buy them back later at a lower price – has stepped up again over the past few weeks as BA's shares have fallen from 240p to 180p.
BHP Billiton is down 26p at £16.36 as it reacted to falling metal prices by stepping up its cost cutting programme.
