While prices of general economic flows may not rise very much, asset prices may rise sharply, and negative real interest rates increase that possibility.

The bank did a splendid job. The market had expected an end to the policy, but the bank still left interest rate rises open to interpretation.

If winter is colder than expected then prices could rebound quite sharply.

It's not a strategic asset.

As the supermarkets come to expect those tomatoes and don't get them those prices are going to rise.

There will be just too much risk of geopolitical shocks in 2006 for oil prices to fall sharply and insufficient inventory to really take the props out from underneath oil prices.