In order to dampen the rise in pork prices, China announced in July a series of measures, including subsidies to boost pig supply.
The increase in house prices, which comes in addition to a series of other economic indicators showing residential real estate is on the comeback, is bullish for the U.S. economy.
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Average property prices in China declined for the second straight month in April, on an annual basis, after Beijing imposed a series of tightening measures, such as limits on home purchases and higher mortgage and down payment rates.
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Unfortunately, as prices fell in the late 1990s, farmers howled and received a series of emergency payments that pushed up total support.
Panelists acknowledged, however, that a series of tightening moves by Beijing has sent prices down in several mainland markets.
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Abu Dhabi has been taking advantage of low prices and turmoil in the U.S. markets, making a series of through various state-backed funds.
Home prices, and sales, in many cities declined after the central government implemented a series of tightening measures over the past two years to calm runaway prices.
In 2010, I wrote a series of posts documenting how oil and natural prices had decoupled from each other (see here and here).
Part of its strategy to command higher prices from consumers has been adding new hardware features, such as a digital pen in the Galaxy Note series.
The drop in ticket prices for these games is particularly surprising considering the new format: After playing six Subway Series contests every year since 1999, the two teams will play just four this season, all in the span of a week.
An explosion at a BP oil refinery in Texas in 2005 that killed 15 workers, a series of other safety concerns and allegations that the company fixed propane prices have battered its reputation in America.
Housing prices in Hong Kong have soared 50% over the past two years, prompting the government to introduce a series of measures to cool the market that includes boosting the land supply and raising property taxes targeted specifically at speculators.
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Consumers have faced a series of record beef prices at retail over the past few years amid tighter supplies and a boost in demand from overseas buyers of U.S. beef.
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