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Every time the Fed has tried to slow the economy by bringing prices under control, it has overshot. – Robert Reich	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We met on a dating app, i was pretty lucky when I walked in and saw him. He had a twinkle. He came as advertised — better than advertised. He overshot the mark. – Bethenny Frankel	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
In a counter-intuitive way, the market is showing persistent tightness whereas coal demand is falling in most parts of the world, we think the current rally is overshooting, in a similar way as prices overshot on the way down in January 2016. It is not fueled by a genuine increase in demand but rather by a short- to medium-term delay for spare supply capacity to adjust to demand. – Guillaume Perret	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Buyers are still allowing prices to grow because demand remains strong, but supply at the top end of the market appears to have overshot demand and that is the softest area of the Manhattan market. – Alan Lightfeldt	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
We could hear it coming but saw no sign of the landing lights. It was dark, it got louder and louder ; then you could see the glow of the red beacon under the plane. He overshot the turn and went right over the car park and control tower as he powered up and went around for another try. – Daryl Chapman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The volumes overshot, and expectations overshot, and now they are coming down to earth. – James Antos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think that the White House has overreacted and overshot, and it's now backfiring. Big mistake. – Dan Senor	Found on CNN 9 years ago

Every time the Fed has tried to slow the economy by bringing prices under control, it has overshot.

– Robert Reich

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We met on a dating app, i was pretty lucky when I walked in and saw him. He had a twinkle. He came as advertised — better than advertised. He overshot the mark.

– Bethenny Frankel

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

In a counter-intuitive way, the market is showing persistent tightness whereas coal demand is falling in most parts of the world, we think the current rally is overshooting, in a similar way as prices overshot on the way down in January 2016. It is not fueled by a genuine increase in demand but rather by a short- to medium-term delay for spare supply capacity to adjust to demand.

– Guillaume Perret

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Buyers are still allowing prices to grow because demand remains strong, but supply at the top end of the market appears to have overshot demand and that is the softest area of the Manhattan market.

– Alan Lightfeldt

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We could hear it coming but saw no sign of the landing lights. It was dark, it got louder and louder ; then you could see the glow of the red beacon under the plane. He overshot the turn and went right over the car park and control tower as he powered up and went around for another try.

– Daryl Chapman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The volumes overshot, and expectations overshot, and now they are coming down to earth.

– James Antos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think that the White House has overreacted and overshot, and it's now backfiring. Big mistake.

– Dan Senor

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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