market forces
noun
: the actions of buyers and sellers that cause the prices of goods and services to change without being controlled by the government : the economic forces of supply and demand
The value of these commodities is determined by market forces.
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Each of these market forces are larger than measurement, and there’s little that your analytics team can do to hold any of them at bay.
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Forrester, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Why Is There a Transformer Shortage? Driving the transformer shortage are market forces stemming from electricity demand and material supply chains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, federal loans in which the risks are socialized and the gains privatized are generally considered a last resort, something to be used surgically in the case of promising new technologies where traditional market forces would crush an burgeoning industry in its infancy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Forrester, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Why Is There a Transformer Shortage? Driving the transformer shortage are market forces stemming from electricity demand and material supply chains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, federal loans in which the risks are socialized and the gains privatized are generally considered a last resort, something to be used surgically in the case of promising new technologies where traditional market forces would crush an burgeoning industry in its infancy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Market forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20forces. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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