When inventory levels range between 5 and 7 months, that's generally considered a sign of a balanced market, with neither sellers nor buyers in charge.
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With borrowing rates so high, loan-to-value ratios on houses can be twice as much as a home's market value, whereas in a more balanced market they would be at 75%.
When evaluating a potential purchase, an entrepreneur like Courtauld was looking for an assessment finely balanced between market value (a good price), quality as a work of art (a question of informed taste and a good eye), and stature of the artist (now and in the future).
Real-estate agents consider a market balanced when there is a six-month supply of homes for sale.
Then the participants would have four choices--among three balanced funds and a money market account.
The World Steel Association, a steelmakers' group, predicted early this month that the iron-ore market should stay balanced this year before moving into progressive surplus between 2014 and 2017 as new mine capacity comes on stream.
Flannery said he expects the U.S. ethanol market to become more balanced in the second half of the year.
The balance included estimated sales of 750, 000 ounces from Russian state stocks, meaning the market would be nearly balanced without those supplies.
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The idea of a Public Value Test is to make a judgment about the value of the service, balanced against the rest of the market and any potential harm to competitors.
The labor unrest had left many analysts forecasting a smaller-than-expected market surplus for platinum this year, with some saying the market could even become balanced if the labor disruptions lasted for long enough.
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"The success of the Optimus L Series is testament to our belief all along that there is indeed a market for well-balanced smartphones that represent individuals' unique tastes, " said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.
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The stock held by the co-leads allows such mis-estimations of demand in specific sectors to be balanced while there is still a liquid market immediately after issuance.
But given the shifting global dynamics, particularly the problems of excess debt in the industrial world, a well-balanced portfolio should include a strategic allocation to emerging market currency-denominated assets not just in Asia but around the world.
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His advice: Aim for a balanced portfolio that includes enough stocks to benefit from the current market rally and positions you to participate in the next bull run.
The subprime market had always existed because the higher risks were balanced by higher fees and interest rates, but the CRA pressured banks to increase loans and to hold down fees.
However, in the 1990s, the return of a booming economy allowed government spending cut-backs without harming the economy, which combined with a big surge in tax revenues from rising corporate profits, and capital gains taxes created by the explosive stock market of the 1990s, not only produced a balanced budget, but several years of large budget surpluses.
Zaarly is using Balanced to provide payments handling for its peer-to-peer task market.
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Where secondary prices continued to grind higher, the primary market hit a resistance point in April in response to more balanced technical conditions.
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And China has also acknowledged that it needs to transition to a more balanced growth strategy internally where they're focusing on their enormous domestic market and giving their people the opportunity to buy goods and services and consume -- all of which will promote their growth, but also will reduce some of the imbalances around the world.
According to Mr. Castonguay, Nokia has done a good job of producing a balanced approach, with high-end phones to tackle the top of the market, and a cheaper entry-level device to service Nokia's traditional markets.
" He added that the work rate "was never a good measure of state efforts to help families get and keep jobs" and called for "more balanced approaches, " including "promoting sustainable employment" and "supporting labor market progress.
Still, Pimco's head of Asia-Pacific Ki Myung Hong says a well-balanced portfolio should include some exposure to emerging markets, and expects investor appetite for emerging-market bonds to grow.
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Both surplus and deficit countries would benefit if there was a more balanced program in which the surplus countries were focused on internal demand, there was a more market-based approach to the currencies, and the deficit countries thereby were able to export more -- and that would also make it easier for them to deal with their unemployment issues.
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Soft housing demand will help frame Tuesday's meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy-making board, with some in the market saying the chance of a cut in the 4.25% cash rate is evenly balanced.
Denis McDonough, the president's chief of staff, warned the cuts would come as the stock market is coming back, the housing market has improved and the number of jobs has grown, and urged Congress to consider a balanced approach that would further strengthen the economy and, in turn, the middle class.
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