Sentence examples for setting markets from inspiring English sources

Stockpiles of goods like cotton, corn and coffee are at historically low levels, setting markets on a hair trigger.

Some economists point to the real estate bubble as a prime example of the dangers of too much cheap money washing in: Speculators drive prices sky-high, setting markets up for a punishing fall.

The right leaves it to its think tanks to make the case for setting market forces free.

For the last two years, G.M. executives have avoided setting market share targets, insisting that they were more interested in pursuing profits than in maintaining sales volumes through costly incentives.

For years, Armstrong has been conducting research showing that competitor-oriented objectives, such as setting market-share targets, are counterproductive.

But when it comes to setting market-driven prices for domestic steel in Korea, Washington and Yoo are on the same side.

One way to fix that, the report says, is to give labs greater leeway in setting market-based prices for industry's use of lab facilities.

The basic idea for this stuff is Adam Smith, the guy with the Invisible Hand (he was a lousy third baseman) setting market prices everywhere.

Former competitors say that Enron's trading operation was powerful enough to set market prices.

Some traders have said that Enron Online was dominant enough to enable Enron to set market prices.

Roger Sinclair, who advises the MASB, an American body that sets marketing standards, points out that rules are inconsistent.