1. But new steel mills are starting up, which some analysts expect will boost supply and depress prices over the next year. 2. Normally rising interest rates will depress the price of gilts by making their fixed interest payments less attractive to investors. 3. That could depress prices over the next year, some analysts say. 4. That will depress the price of the collateral and other assets sitting on balance sheets. 5. Thus a spiral has developed where falling prices deter purchasers, which further depresses prices. 6. The sale of securities depresses their price and so raises interest rates. 7. Also, in the past, ACPC members have exceeded individual quotas, depressing prices. 8. An admission can depress the price of their stock, ruin joint ventures or scuttle U.S. government contracts. 9. And as the world accepts that, central banks will gradually sell more gold, depressing the price even further. |