surplus
Example Sentences
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The advance was contained by market expectations of a large supply surplus next year.
Her family warehouse is a crucial part of a shadow logistic network that has powered China’s trade surplus past $1 trillion for the first time this year.
“The imbalance meant the market was heading into surplus regardless, and prices were already vulnerable,” she said.
From MarketWatch
Crude prices on Tuesday settled at their lowest since February 2021 on renewed optimism over Russia-Ukraine peace talks and prospects of a widening surplus weighed on markets.
In the previous trading session, crude benchmarks settled at their lowest since February 2021, pressured by prospects of a widening surplus and renewed optimism over Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
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