excess supply
Britishnoun
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Therefore, Toshiba’s capacity additions are “a natural response to tightness,” rather than a sign of future excess supply, Sankar said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
For the US economy, a ban could deliver short-term relief at the pump by flooding the domestic market with excess supply.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“As with prior IPO waves, strong demand — not excess supply — is likely to be the defining feature.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
That excess supply is now dwindling at a record pace, with oil executives and analysts predicting that a harsh reckoning is set to upend the relative calm in energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
We might as well take excess supply, or allow demand and supply to react differently, or have a different sensitivity to prices and quantities.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
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