market forces

plural noun

1. the effect of supply and demand on trading within a free market

Example Sentences

There are many ways to respond to all this, including shrugging off the downsizing of public media as a product of market forces.

From Salon

It has become a patchwork of individual institutional decisions, largely driven by market forces, including how many students want to sign up for individual subjects.

From BBC

On housing, she said she wants a faster permitting system but also believes the problem is caused in large part by market forces, such as higher interest rates.

From Los Angeles Times

The culprit, experts say, is an outbreak of avian flu that’s thinning chicken populations as well as broader market forces pushing up prices for grocery staples.

From Los Angeles Times

As a devastating outbreak of bird flu thins chicken populations and market forces drive grocery prices up, the breakfast and baking staple has become pricier and harder to find.

From Los Angeles Times