market forces

plural noun

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

Example Sentences

But the peso is steadily depreciating and could slide further if the government is forced by the IMF to allow the peso to freely float and have its price determined by market forces.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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