Sentence examples for softening commodity prices from inspiring English sources

While softening commodity prices are hitting producers the world over, in Russia's case, a pernicious mix of infighting among some owners, complex alliances with the Kremlin, and a general elevation of political risk from the war have caused investors to think twice.

In fact, he says other factors might benefit major economic indicators like the consumer price index and the purchasers price index factors like declining energy prices, softening commodity prices and little pressure from wage increases.

With wages weak, the result has been a squeeze in real incomes.But the recent softening of commodity prices is now showing up in the inflation numbers.

And the recent favourable conditions may be over, as guerrilla attacks mount and commodity prices soften.

When commodity prices soften or tumble such countries will undoubtedly suffer.

High commodity prices and softening global demand have also taken a toll.

The oil price is reaching fresh highs, but other commodity prices have softened.

With further pressures likely to build over the period ahead -- as economic growth has slowed, commodity prices have softened, and external funding costs are bound to rise -- now is the right time to rethink fiscal policies across the region.

(See "Is China Hoarding Copper?" and " China Can't Stop Copper's Softening").. "Higher trough commodity prices drive higher trough earnings," said Goldman Sachs analyst Jerry Revich, who expects mining equipment companies' earnings to decline by 55.0% peak to trough compared with a fall of more than 80.0% for other machinery companies.

Growth in larger middle-income countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, is also softening because of lower investment and global commodity prices, as well as lower-than-expected export growth, the report said.

Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, N.C., said that "it may be the last blast of really large price increases," noting that crude oil prices have come down in recent weeks and that other commodity prices, including lumber, have been softening.