Importantly, the gold and silver futures markets were ripe for corrective, technical and profit-taking pullbacks following recent strong gains that had sent gold and silver prices to multi-month highs earlier this week.
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Both gold and silver are seeing some mild profit-taking pressure and some chart consolidation following recent solid gains that have seen prices hit multi-month highs.
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Multi-year highs in oil prices have pushed the consumer further back, forcing them to cut back on discretionary spending as they focus on necessities.
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With food and oil prices surging to multi-year highs, consumers have seen their finances stretched even farther as they face commodity price inflation at the pump and in the supermarket.
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During the OFT inquiry, the group commissioned its own survey which found a multi-million pound mark-up on prices north of the Highlands line.
There's even talk of the ending of the multi-decade bull market - a market characterised by rising prices - in bonds.
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Whether you are a huge multi-national like Oracle, or a family-run tailor, these prices apply to you and there are no alternative landlords in most areas (the same theory applies to government licensing and other fees).
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Indexes for expected prices, both paid and received, declined moderately, after reaching multi-year highs last month.
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So far, core has been held down by auto pricing and corporate willingness to hold prices and margins down in the U.S. The coming slowdown in profit growth may cause multi-nationals to push through U.S. price increases.
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