However, the gold:oil ratio today shows that it is not yet a major factor for prices.
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In the short term Saudi spare capacity is an important factor in oil prices.
In the end, how long today's rally lasts could depend on the final factor pushing up prices: demand.
Earlier, George Bush upset some Indian politicians by suggesting that the country's increasing prosperity was a factor behind rising prices.
But the BLS doesn't factor those lower prices into its inflation estimates.
Higher crude oil prices was likely a factor in higher manufacturing costs last month, as the prices paid index jumped to a two-and-a-half-year high of 53.2 from 45.8.
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Additionally, the lack of a dividend could be a major factor if higher energy prices curb risk appetite.
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Some traders also pointed to declining volume, typical ahead of year-end, as a near-term factor likely to hold prices back.
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Demand is generally lowest in January, so it is not expected to be a factor pushing up gas prices any time soon.
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Lower interest rates have fed another supporting factor, strong property prices.
GM's Mr. Reuss also sees fuel prices playing a factor in a sales shift to smaller vehicles.
The inability of many current homeowners to sell is but one factor that has pushed home prices down recently.
If you factor out inflation, energy prices reached new highs in the year that's now ending, and forecasters say 2006 may not bring much relief.
Political turmoil is another factor that can push up prices.
One factor that might explain falling prices is the persistently high aluminum inventory relative to demand, which may be keeping a lid on London Metal Exchange prices for aluminum.
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They argued that their subsidies were only one factor among many causing cotton prices to fall, and that cotton was only one heavily subsidised product among many the talks would have to address.
There's an additional factor that could drive up crude prices even further: dwindling reserves.
He also said that rising food prices were an aggravating factor of the unrest in the Middle East, although not its primary cause.
Another factor to consider in forecasting lumber prices is the dollar, which has shown strength in the midst of the European debt crisis.
One factor driving the pickup in share prices: new services.
Unlike most others, he saw that the Federal Reserve was inadvertently tightening in 1998--99, and he recognized that our central bank was overdoing monetary stimulation in 2004--06, the critical factor in the spike in oil prices.
The solidly higher crude oil prices are also major bullish factor for the precious metals.
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The recent rally in crude oil prices has been a bullish factor for the precious metals.
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The solidly higher crude oil prices were a major bullish factor for the precious metals.
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Rising cotton prices have been the primary factor behind the shrinking margins across the apparel industry.
The recent rally in crude oil prices is a major bullish factor for the precious metals.
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Oil prices remain the key risk factor, but we expect them to remain broadly flat throughout the year.
At present, solar panel production capacity exceeds supply by a factor of two to one, and prices have fallen by two-thirds over the past two years.
Recent sharp rises in commodity prices have been an important factor contributing to the rising rate of inflation in the UK and creating uncertainty for interest rate policymakers.
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