a downward trend in prices

  • 1downward — down‧ward [ˈdaʊnwəd ǁ wərd] also downwards adverb towards a lower position or level: • Inflation for June was lower at 3.9%, and the underlying trend appears downward. • Competition forces prices downwards. downward adjective : • Brazil s debt… …

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  • 2Trend — The general direction of the market. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * trend trend [trend] noun [countable] 1. the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing: • a New Jersey firm that tracks financial market… …

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  • 3trend — A significant price movement in one direction or another. Trends may go either up or down. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The general direction of the market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The general direction of the market. Chicago… …

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  • 4trend — [[t]tre̱nd[/t]] ♦♦♦ trends 1) N COUNT A trend is a change or development towards something new or different. This is a growing trend. ...a trend towards part time employment. ...the downward trend in gasoline prices. Syn: tendency 2) N COUNT: usu …

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  • 5trend line — noun a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun : a line on a graph showing a statistical trend * * * trend line, a line on a graph representing a trend: »Despite some selective strengthening of prices in the… …

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  • 6downward — down|ward [ˈdaunwəd US wərd] adj [only before noun] 1.) moving or pointing towards a lower position ≠ ↑upward ▪ a gentle downward slope 2.) moving to a lower level ≠ ↑upward ▪ Share prices continued their downward trend . ▪ She was caught in a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7downward — adjective (only before noun) going down to a lower level or place: a gentle downward slope | Share prices continued their downward trend. opposite upward …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8Market trend — Statues of the two symbolic beasts of finance, the bear and the bull, in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. A market trend is a putative tendency of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time.[1] These trends are… …

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  • 10Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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