muted
Example Sentences
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“My emotional response is muted,” said Mintman, given all of the uncertainty and potential additional tariffs.
“Notably, even with the likely positive impact to retailers, the stock reaction is muted, as the market seemed to have anticipated this outcome, at least according to prediction markets,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Or importers have absorbed some of the higher costs themselves or along those supply chains – meaning the impact on US inflation has been muted.
From BBC
Tariffs have so far had a muted impact on inflation, however, because companies have tried to swallow costs in the past year rather than passing them on to consumers.
Volatility gauges remain muted, but are closing at ever higher levels, suggesting the current market calm could be broken at any time.
From Barron's
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