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Since September 2008, the U.S. monetary base has increased by more than 200%, compared with a rise in the price of gold of about 70%.
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Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reached 3.3% last month compared with 2.9% in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
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The consumer-price index rose 2.8% on the year in May, compared with expectations for it to remain at 3%, fueling hopes that the Bank of England will make the case for further monetary stimulus at its July 5 meeting.
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Compared with a year earlier, the average price of a new property in December was up 2.86% from 8, 564 yuan in December 2010, a slower increase than November's 4.06% year-on-year rise.
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The price earnings ratio represents what investors are willing to pay for the stock compared with what they can expect to receive in dividends.
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Compared with previous oil crises, the recent 50% jump in the oil price has been modest.
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Paul Marsh, of the London Business School, says studies suggest that, in the American market, the announcement of a buy-back boosts the share price by around 2%, compared with around half that in Britain.
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Working in its favor: In addition to cheaper price tags, when compared with the hour-long drama, no genre reruns or syndicates better than the sitcom.
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Tax adds 5.5% (or 20.6% for some imports) to the price of works brought to Paris for sale, compared with 2.5% in London and nothing in New York.
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Retailers, in contrast, now keep some 30% of the selling price, compared with 5% a decade ago.
ECONOMIST: Supermarket competition
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Despite having much more room to grow in China, Netease trades at 27 times estimated 2004 earnings, compared with the forward price-to-earnings multiple of 74 enjoyed by Yahoo!
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Alliance's share price also increased in the first few weeks of the new year by 16% compared with the FTSE All-Share which is up 10%.
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