And that's what supports the object and keeps it stable.

It is time for central banks to accept this fact and adopt a comprehensive, long term monetary policy approach even if it means that, in the short term, consumer price inflation deviates from what is currently understood as price stability. Temporary fluctuations in a narrow and imprecisely measured CPI are a small price to pay to secure the long term stability of money.

International cooperation therefore should focus on maintaining stable world cereal stocks.

The ECB s defenders would say that such an outcome is purely hypothetical and irrelevant for there is no conflict between stabilizing inflation and sustaining the appropriate level of economic activity. Price stability, according to this view, reduces uncertainty, thereby enabling firms and individuals to take the right decisions, so it is good, not bad, for economic activity.

Price stability.

Tell him to hold the boat as steady as possible.

In an ideal case, buyers offer significant order volumes and stability in relation to the quantity demanded and the prices paid (Humphrey 2004).

I said keep it steady!

(c) Preservation of the system apos s financial stability over the long term to safeguard its viability

For starters, the lag time between changes in the money supply and price movements is long, variable, and unpredictable. Given this, targeting consumer prices in the next 2 3 years will not guarantee that the value of money remains stable in the long term.

The proportion of female students has been steady during many years (see also Table 10.1).

The Fed Versus Price Stability

The supply of food for households has generally remained stable however, population displacements and the increase in transportation costs render this situation fragile as many host households find themselves increasingly unable to cope with the rising food prices.

Indeed, although structural adjustment continues in China, the economy is facing an increasingly serious contraction in demand and continued deflation. The consumer price index (CPI) has remained below 2 , and the producer price index (PPI) has been negative, for 44 months.

42. During 1997 1998, the volume of transactions has remained steady.

Prices continued to rise.

One approach centers on prices, with the consumer price index appearing to be the most obvious indicator. The problem is that the relationship between the money supply (which ultimately determines the value of money) and prices is an unstable one.

And it would remain stable and operate quite happily.

Since 2001 2002, the total social assistance caseload has levelled off.

The volatility of commodity prices poses a serious risk for the sustainability of growth, and better international coordination is required to reduce the instability of commodity prices and exchange rates.

Moreover, the highest priority for central banks can no longer be to maintain their credibility as guardians of price stability, but rather their credibility as guardians of the financial system s stability and soundness. Once that highest goal has been achieved, central banks can turn their attention to trying to keep the economy near full employment.

First, the ECB s mandate enshrined in the Maastricht Treaty is to deliver and maintain price stability. Focusing on the goal of maintaining a low and stable rate of inflation is the best contribution that monetary policy can make to economic welfare, sustainable growth, and job creation.

Second, we kept a steady hand, guided by our medium term orientation, while eschewing oversimplified diagnostics and mechanistic reactions to a few indicators. Third, we aimed at guiding markets and inspiring confidence in monetary policy, thereby helping to stabilize the economy by keeping inflation expectations anchored at levels compatible with our definition of price stability.

The goal is to protect biodiversity, to provide stability and resilience.

(d) the formation of unstable substances

Can Food Prices Be Stabilized?

Their persistent growth and stability distinguish these flows from other private financial flows.

The situation in Cyprus has remained stable, with calm prevailing along the ceasefire lines.

The European Union will remain a steady partner in that endeavour.

This form of violence stabilized in 1994, with 19 incidents as against 17 in 1993.

According to the information of the Ministry of Health, the structure of maternal mortality has remained relatively stable.

I can't keep it straight!

(b) Develop and maintain appropriate effective physical protection measures

However, reform could not take place without a strong financial base, which was the guarantee of the Organization's stability and vitality.

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5. Create and maintain crisis communication networks and test them to ensure that they will remain secure and stable in emergency situations.

The second reason might be that even with anchored inflation expectations (and thus price stability), policymakers do not know how to keep them anchored while boosting the flow of spending in the economy.

By stabilizing expenditure, such funds would help to stabilize relative prices and aggregate demand.

The service carries a staff complement of fourteen, which has remained relatively static for the last four years.

The military situation along the ceasefire lines remained generally calm and stable.

We deem it important that the domestic political situation in the country as a whole has remained stable.

Keep her steady, you fool!

Macroeconomic indicators overall continued to be favourable inflation remained at a low level (10 per cent) and the currency remained stable.

In July, CPI rose by 1.8 , with a month on month rise of 0.2 . From January to July, CPI rose by 2.1 , so the overall price situation is stable.

And pretty soon, the average price was 192 dollars.