Further out, managers think the remainder of 2012 will be relatively balanced from a technical standpoint, with strong supply facing off with bountiful inflows.
South Korea's Hyundai, the country's largest automaker, has recently seen strong demand with supply barely keeping up.
Over the past two years, some of the main drivers of Chinese inflation have been excess liquidity combined with strong domestic demand and supply shocks to food prices and commodity prices, according to Chang.
Geely bought Volvo from Ford, and can now combine its own Chinese market access and strong supply chain with Volvo's technology and image-making savvy.
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The Blu-ray Disc Association fired back to this blow after a few mixed retailer wins with Blockbuster, Target and BJ's by noting the strong supply of Blu-ray titles in the queue and the planned Blu-ray release of Disney's "platinum" titles, the crown jewels of the Magic Kingdom.
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Naturally, these measures would prove most effective with strong, cohesive multilateral support - support which has traditionally been in short supply.
Further, the recent experience has tended to be that non-OPEC supply has a tendency to disappoint in aggregate, even with strong U.S. growth in hydrocarbons.
What is certain is that the long-term fundamentals for gold remain strong, with a diverse and growing demand base, coupled with constrained supply side activity.
Astute buyers with strong cash positions can help themselves and their suppliers by becoming the bank for their supply chain.
Banks have a strong incentive to lend some of the money deposited with them, so expanding the aggregate supply of money and credit.
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It will leverage Philips' strong brand, strength in innovation, and leadership position in these businesses, with Funai's strong presence in North and Central America - and Japan, and its supply and manufacturing expertise.
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With our open borders, low tariffs, strong protections for intellectual property, low energy costs, integrated supply chains, and, most importantly, our skilled work force, our nations are working cooperatively to bring jobs back from remote shores, which is one reason why, for the first time in a decade, U.S. manufacturing job growth is again on the rise.
As the supply pressures ease and mobile demand continues to remain strong, Qualcomm actually looks very well positioned with its broad portfolio of chipsets and diversified customer base, to make the most of its leading position in the mobile chipset market going forward.
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