Edel Tully, UBS analyst said that scrap sales have risen by a marginal degree, but she is not concerned about the supply factor.
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In the energy complex, geopolitical risk tends to be a prevalent supply shock factor, as I recently have observed with Libyan crude oil output.
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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.
What would have been the impact on commodity prices and the foreign exchange value of the dollar if the Fed had increased the money supply by a factor of eight (rather than a factor of three) in a bit more than four years?
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The staggered LTE offerings by U.S. carriers are another factor affecting the supply-side of the equation.
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Supply issues are also a factor, as has been the case with wheat, which has rallied since early July.
The rise appears to be the result of traders continuing to factor in ongoing supply concerns rather than any fresh breaking news, said Jim Steel, precious-metals analyst with HSBC.
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Fundamentals are the driving factor this time: supply is tight and demand is growing.
On the contrary, current policies are a clear contributing factor to the short supply of organ donors.
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They need to factor-in future supply levels when making investment decisions.
In her opening remarks, Annelisa Grigg (Globalbalance) noted that biodiversity is an important factor for many businesses regarding supply chain security, reputational risk, and the licence to operate.
Economic turmoil is a leading factor in some nations struggling with supply in 2012.
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But the bigger factor helping China lies on the supply side.
Another factor contributing to this robust market is simply supply and demand.
Restaurants will supply Wi-Fi as a complimentary service and differentiation factor, says Hagan, while malls and stadiums will be more of a mix.
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The graduate of the Harvard Business School reckons she can make a reasonable annual return of between 6% and 11%, when you factor in the rising demand for the short supply of farmland together with the annual cash flow of the farms.
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The biggest factor here was the ongoing dearth of new-issue supply.
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One factor that contributes to making a robot autonomous is their power supply.
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But that last factor aside, there is no obvious limit to consolidation currently in sight, only supply and demand.
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