They cannot distinguish between price changes that come about because of supply-and-demand factors and those that arise because of monetary mistakes.
In the latter half of 2008, the prices of every major commodity plummeted, but not because traditional supply and demand factors were unbalanced.
Growth in average daily volume is attributed to changes in fundamental supply and demand factors, improvement in economic recovery as well as increased geopolitical uncertainty.
Like many of his brethren, Bernanke confuses price changes that result from supply-and-demand factors in a free market with those that result from debasing the currency.
Much of the analysis of movements in house prices concentrates only on demand factors, such as interest rates and the rate of growth in population and incomes.
Global supply and demand factors do not fully explain the volatility of oil, he added, but the Fed found no evidence that speculation or investment was an important factor either.
The market has also drawn support from demand factors, such as improved prospects for auto sales and the start of buying ahead of the Chinese New Year next month, traders and analysts said.
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In the short term, the supply of housing is more or less fixed, so house prices are mainly driven by demand factors: namely, personal disposable income, real interest rates and the return offered by alternative investments such as equities.
In fact, if you ask me what the level of employment will be five or 10 years from now, I would probably ignore demand factors and focus on supply factors such as the expected growth in the labor force due to demographics and factors affecting the labor force participation rate.
If the NHS does not become more productive it will simply have to cut what it does to cope with the rising demand from factors such as the ageing population and obesity.
Seasonal, environmental and demand-side factors have combined to accelerate the index's decline in recent months and could tip it further into the red.
But currencies, Chinese policies, economic demand and other factors will all be playing out for the next several years as these companies move from feasibility studies to actual production.
Comiskey described QE3 and softer-than-usual Indian demand as somewhat offsetting factors contributing to market consolidation.
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Price recovery will be an uphill battle, though, as there are still various factors dampening demand.
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But when combined with other factors affecting demand and supply, the concept of energy independence comes into view over the next couple of decades.
This is a reasonable argument based on irrefutable laws of supply and demand, but other factors exist that affect the supply of currency in the economy.
And it comes at a time when demand is growing from factors such as the ageing population, development of new treatments and rise in conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
Too many factors could keep demand for Treasurys high, such as long-term uncertainty over Europe and a weak U.S. economy.
Two more factors spurring oil demand: power shortages in China and Japan.
Mr Nasser points out that marketing tricks are often necessary in a market where the other main factors--demand and capacity--are very difficult to budge.
In the long run, the big factors in world demand are the emergent industrial powers (China, India) and the unslakable thirst of the American motor culture.
We also believe that ultimately the various structural factors negatively affecting demand outside Brazil will continue to manifest themselves, despite the recent improvement in asset markets.
Input data on, say, sales and demand for Palms and SimFlex factors in customs duties and currency issues to help customers choose where to have their products made and how to ship them.
For Tony Volpon, a managing director in charge of emerging markets fixed income in the Americas over at Nomura Securities in New York, there are distinct factors changing the demand and supply of labor in the direction of tighter conditions.
The large increase in offers provided by small businesses is driven primarily by two factors: greater demand for coverage by workers due to individual penalties for being uninsured and the avail-ability of new, often lower-cost insurance options (because of administrative savings, for example) for small businesses that offer coverage on the exchanges.
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Many of those confessions involved concerns about demand in Europe and related currency factors.
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We expect these factors to limit consumer demand for 3D TVs for the foreseeable future.
Unison said a combination of different factors, including increased demand and reduced government funding, had stretched resources to "breaking point".
While much of the price growth is due to old-fashioned laws of supply and demand, there are less predictable factors too.
Unlike a top player who would be in demand no matter what, outside factors invariably carry more weight for a role player.
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