constrain
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Reeves said any package would be constrained by the government's borrowing rules and its wish to keep inflation and interest rates "as low as possible".
From BBC
Polyethylene prices could rise further amid lower plant operating rates and constrained feedstock supply, with additional upside if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for longer, he adds.
Elevated crude costs, structural demand softness in China and ongoing petrochemical oversupply are expected to constrain the company’s profitability, she adds.
“On the other hand, for Poland as a net commodity importer, higher energy prices are a negative supply-side shock, which might constrain output and activity.”
“With production and exports heavily constrained, investors are sensitive to any threats to supply that could drag on the post-conflict recovery,” analysts at BMI said.
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