11. The recent high soybean prices fueled speculation that U.S. buyers agreed to import a ship full of cheaper beans from Brazil. 12. The sale reinforced confidence that rising real estate prices will fuel corporate profits this year. 13. Low oil prices are fueling a government drive for privatization. 14. The ECB said the resurgent European economy and high oil prices were fueling inflation, but also acknowledged that the weak euro was prodding prices upward as well. 15. Higher futures prices also fuelled upward momentum in the cash market by triggering sporadic index-linked buying, brokers said. 16. Weak oil prices are fueling the drive for other sources of revenue. |