market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
bearish tendency; weak tone (of a market)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(United States of) America; USA; US
employment data; employment statistics; jobs data
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
technical center; technical centre
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
divining sticks; counting; calculation
downward adjustment; downward revision
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
woman; female; feminine gender
operating officer; company executive
birth; creation; formation
West Texas Intermediate; WTI
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that