The gap between spot and contract prices has not gone away.

现货市场价格和合同价格的差异仍然存在。

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A 15% rise in quarterly contract prices is expected in July.

7月的季度合同价格预计会有15%的涨幅。

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They often cite high spot prices as the reason for jagging up the contract prices.

他们常常将高现货价格作为抬高合同价格的砝码。

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The Thai Futures Exchange introduced its first gold futures contract early this year, adding a new dimension for investors looking to reduce the risks of volatile commodity prices.

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They could say I won't lower my prices if you don't lower your prices, and they could put this contract in with the pricy lawyer, who's taking a day off from the divorce court, and that would secure that they wouldn't lower prices on each other.

可以协定好你不降价我就不降,然后可以找个刚处理完离婚纠纷的,著名律师来作见证人,那样他们就放心对方不会打价格战了

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But as talks continued, spot prices, a determinant of contract prices, began to rise.

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Potential investors will judge the outcome of the mega-auction largely by the contract prices paid for old energy.

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