The company also managed inventories tightly, keeping a lid on discounting.
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We've been very good about keeping a lid on our costs.
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But other factors are keeping a lid on prices at the pump.
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OnePlus hasn't done a great job keeping a lid on the 228T.
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Surging U.S. crude production and exports are keeping a lid on prices.
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Formal employment, meanwhile, was nearly unchanged, keeping a lid on price pressures.
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Cheap rents are also keeping a lid on demand for real estate.
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Farmer hoarding is also keeping a lid on freight prices, he said.
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One factor that could be keeping a lid on investment is political uncertainty.
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That, in turn, is keeping a lid on some new investment in digital currencies.
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But an oversupply of fossil fuels, especially gas, is keeping a lid on prices.
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Large U.S. supplies of beef and pork are keeping a lid on chicken prices too.
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Also potentially keeping a lid on prices is the unrelenting rise in U.S. crude production.
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There are still external issues that are keeping a lid on domestic and global growth.
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But concerns over U.S. tax reform plans were keeping a lid on any dollar gains.
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The response from companies usually seems to be about keeping a lid on the hack.
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Their stated goal is to offer investors "market-like returns" while keeping a lid on risk.
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Jitters over trade friction and the tax hike are also keeping a lid on wage gains.
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Deere said it was addressing cost pressures by keeping a lid on expenses and price increases.
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Mr. Trump also thanked Saudi Arabia for keeping a lid on oil prices and Iranian power.
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The president also contended that Saudi Arabia was critical to keeping a lid on oil prices.
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Investors yearning higher yields while keeping a lid on risks have had a hard time of late.
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Keeping a lid on gains were exporter stocks that weakened as sterling strengthened after May's latest proposals.
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A sluggish economy and fastest aging population among OECD countries, however, are keeping a lid on demand.
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In the bond market, rates are quiet and the low volatility is keeping a lid on activity.
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S. trade conflict was keeping a keeping a lid on equity prices and currencies in both countries.
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Hong Kong's markets have remained flush with excess cash, keeping a lid on local currency interest rates.
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Beyoncé, and HBO, were shrewd about keeping a lid on what this thing was going to be.
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Hong Kong's markets have remained flush with excess cash, keeping a lid on Hong Kong dollar interest rates.
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Are they keeping a lid on Oval Office shenanigans -- only to see it pop off when they leave?
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But analysts expect a limited response that won't significantly disrupt crude supplies, keeping a lid on oil prices.
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It is considering linking development aid and trade ties with poor states to them keeping a lid on migration.
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However, Braemar said these ships threaten to re-appear as soon as rates improve, keeping a lid on earnings.
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Their poor state is depressing share prices, raising the cost of capital and keeping a lid on lending growth.
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This global competition has global impact, keeping a lid on price rises in emerging markets and developed economies alike.
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Beneficial rainfall for corn and soybean crops in Brazil and Argentina were also keeping a lid on Chicago futures.
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But analysts expect a limited response that won't significantly disrupt crude supplies, keeping a lid on oil price rises.
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McNally warned that the supply glut will likely stretch into 2020, keeping a lid on prices and energy stocks.
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The French president said on Sunday there was no "Plan B" for keeping a lid on Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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Wheat edged lower for a second session, with higher production in top exporting countries keeping a lid on the market.
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Bioware is keeping a lid on what the books are about, but we're interested to see how they turn out.
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The slump in oil prices has created another unwelcome headache for the ECB by keeping a lid on headline inflation.
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This cap, born in Mexico, sat over the thunderstorms, keeping a lid on some of the storm activity, Strader explained.
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Keeping a lid on Mr. Trump is never easy, especially when he is eager to hit back at his adversaries.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell believes Amazon played a role in keeping a lid on inflation over the past decade.
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At recent meetings they have stressed the importance of fostering innovation, cleaning up the environment and keeping a lid on debt.
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As a reward for keeping a lid on migration, Brussels promised Turkey to speed up its long-dormant EU accession talks.
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But at the same time, the slip in the stock market boosted prices for safe bonds, keeping a lid on yields.
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While growth is beating expectations and unemployment is coming down relatively quickly, wage growth remains muted, keeping a lid on inflation.
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The midcap index was down 0.3%, with a 9.4% results-driven rise in medical products maker Convatec keeping a lid on losses.
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Fears of cooling global growth and a protracted trade war between the U.S. and China is also keeping a lid on LNG.
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The candidate and the campaign have for months said their reason for keeping a lid on the returns was an ongoing audit.
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However, wages and hours worked fell, keeping a lid on inflation, a key factor in the Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates.
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Over the weekend, Macron said that there was no "Plan B" for keeping a lid on the country's nuclear objectives; Reuters reported.
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Weak export markets, flush with supplies from top producer China, and a firm yen are also keeping a lid on Japan's output.
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Instead of keeping a lid on methane, it's making it more likely that this potent greenhouse gas will leak into the atmosphere.
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Continued smelter outages and fresh capacity curtailments are keeping a lid on Western production even as new and old smelters ramp up.
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However, rainfall in Brazil and Argentina, which should help planting prospects for corn and soybeans, were keeping a lid on the market.
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America's labor force also has become increasingly dependent on large companies, thus narrowing geographic diversity and, arguably, keeping a lid on wage growth.
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Providing clean water to their people is a challenge for developing countries struggling to avert health scares while keeping a lid on costs.
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China's economic transition has caused a problem for the government—how to avert a sharp slowdown while keeping a lid on ballooning debt.
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The midcap index was down 0.3%, pressured by a 9.4% results-driven rise in medical products maker Convatec keeping a lid on losses.
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Such longer-term bets signal U.S. producers will continue to expand output, keeping a lid on prices, according to crude traders and brokers.
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It would buy 10-year JGBs so that the yield would hover around zero percent while keeping a lid on short-term rates.
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Megan Thee Stallion says a simple request to renegotiate her contract turned into a stalemate that's keeping a lid on any new tunes.
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Still, analysts said last week that they expect a limited response that won't significantly disrupt crude supplies, keeping a lid on oil prices.
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The shale revolution in the U.S. has made supply plentiful, keeping a lid on crude prices and in the process boosting the economy.
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Critics and some new academic research argue these unorthodox policies are crushing banks, keeping a lid on inflation and failing to juice growth.
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That has soured the bloc's relations with its NATO ally that is also instrumental in keeping a lid on Middle East immigration to Europe.
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The bank's aggressive efforts to keep yields in its own markets low has pushed investors to markets elsewhere, keeping a lid on yields worldwide.
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OUTAGES AND CURTAILMENTS Continued smelter outages and fresh capacity curtailments are keeping a lid on Western production even as new and old smelters ramp up.
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But wages will rise less than the rate of economic growth would normally predict, Swank said, keeping a lid on the rise of consumer prices.
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Current ultra-low rates cut the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion, while keeping a lid on the dollar, in which it is priced.
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Amazon's expansion to Queretaro would be part of the company's bid to reel in shoppers with fast deliveries while keeping a lid on shipping expenses.
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Costco (COST) has created a bulwark against Amazon (AMZN) by keeping a lid on costs and using membership fees to offer better prices than competitors.
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Rising tension with the United States, which said on July 18 it had destroyed an Iranian drone, is probably keeping a lid on sales, analysts said.
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Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan dictator who effectively extorted tens of millions of dollars in assistance from Italy in return for keeping a lid on migration.
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Data showed Philippines exports fell for the 18.6183th straight month, keeping a lid on the euphoria triggered by the election of tough-talking Rodrigo Duterte as president.
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The weak demand highlights how double-digit unemployment rates are keeping a lid on Brazil's recovery from the deepest recession in decades despite record-low interest rates.
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"The noise around the political situation in the U.S. is keeping a lid on the dollar," said Brad Bechtel, managing director FX at Jefferies in New York.
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After keeping a lid on prices for years, rising commodity costs and wages put pressure on the independent franchisees who operate most of its 22007,24.3 worldwide restaurants.
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Those efforts weren't "working" in the sense of defeating Trump outright, but I suspect they were keeping a lid on his support, discouraging bandwagoners and so forth.
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Macron, who arrived in Washington on Monday for a state visit, said on Sunday there was no "Plan B" for keeping a lid on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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StanChart Kenya's pretax profit rose 3% to 13 billion shillings ($117 million) in 2019, as a focus on keeping a lid on bad loans restrained revenue growth.
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"The cuts are more to do with keeping a lid on inflation and improving consumer spending power than to do with keeping President Trump happy," he said.
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The meeting comes as OPEC's overall production has ticked up in recent months, keeping a lid on oil prices even as falling U.S. crude stockpiles provide support.
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The EU is working with African countries to step up returns and has said it will make aid conditional on keeping a lid on migration to Europe.
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"This suggests that employers are successfully keeping a lid on costs and are likely making up for the modest increases in wages through other perks," Koropeckyj wrote.
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Wall Street concerns about "unforeseen consequences" from another Federal Reserve interest rate hike were keeping a lid on Tuesday's stock market rebound, according to veteran trader Art Cashin.
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"With the market pricing for lower interest rates, that's keeping a lid on the dollar," said Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at TIAA Bank in St. Louis.
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Abundant supplies were keeping a lid on wheat futures, with large northern hemisphere harvests leading to stiff export competition at the start of the 2019/1.103 marketing year.
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Gains for the pound prompted a sell-off in exporter stocks including Diageo and British American Tobacco, keeping a lid on FTSE 100's gains for the day.
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For the meantime, the president seems to be keeping a lid on it, issuing just one tweet on the Rex Tillerson media frenzy addressing only the resignation rumors.
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Trade worries have kept investors on edge for most of 2019, raising concern over the state of the global economy and keeping a lid on corporate earnings expectations.
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Major oil-producing nations are leaning toward keeping a lid on production throughout 3003, defying President Donald Trump's calls to open the taps and cut the cost of crude.
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It also said it would buy 230-year Japan government bonds (JGBs) so that the yield would hover around zero percent while keeping a lid on short-term rates.
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The BOJ said it would buy 2110-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that the yield would hover around zero percent, while keeping a lid on short-term rates.
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At the same time, extraordinarily low global interest rates are keeping a lid on returns from arbitrage strategies that attempt to exploit differences between global economic policies, for example.
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This time around, her task includes keeping a lid on premature impeachment fever, which would help Trump portray Democrats as overreaching in an unreasonable effort to cripple his presidency.
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In response the SARB has defended its ground, saying it already factored economic growth into its policy decisions by keeping a lid on consumer inflation and protecting the currency.
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At the time, the bank explained that it would buy 10-year JGBs so that the yield would hover around zero percent while keeping a lid on short-term rates.
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The rate cut was a sign that inflation is falling enough to allow policymakers to focus less on keeping a lid on consumer prices and more on resuscitating the economy.
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Keeping a lid on hate speech is a difficult task, but one that Twitter must tackle as online harassment by the alt-right rises in the wake of Trump's victory.
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"The massive overhang of stocks is also keeping a lid on prices, with both newly produced and stored crude competing for market share in an increasingly volatile refinery margin environment."
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Others, such as Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft, are keeping a lid on expectations, wary of competition from the ARJ2195, China's first homegrown passenger jet, which COMAC put into service this year.
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Keeping a lid on gold's gains, U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors saw limited economic fallout from the standoff in Washington and instead focused on a global economy motoring ahead.
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OPEC officials will meet U.S. shale executives at a U.S. energy conference on Monday, a gathering that underlines the influence of American output in keeping a lid on global prices.
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Tesla's Model 3 is the backbone of its growth strategy and Musk has been under pressure to deliver the car to new international markets efficiently, while keeping a lid on costs.
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WUHAN, China, May 17 (Reuters) - A large fall in Chinese pork consumption is keeping a lid on prices, an executive at China's top pig producer Wens Foodstuff Group said on Friday.
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Staple food commodities such as wheat, corn and soybeans are being stored in record volumes, keeping a lid on the prices which are expected to be paid to farmers next year.
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But this system of tabulating the results and checking them twice is much fairer to the process and to the candidates than getting it wrong and keeping a lid on it.
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Turkey has long complained that the EU support promised in exchange for keeping a lid on migration to Europe is inadequate given that it now hosts around 3.5 million Syrian refugees.
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That is holding back wage growth and keeping a lid on inflation, Constancio said in a presentation on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank fall meetings in Washington.
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Keeping a lid on the euro and borrowing costs helps the economy but won't on its own generate the sort of price pressures needed to push inflation close to 2% or beyond.
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Foreign trade data are expected to make for somber reading, reflecting persistent weakness in demand at home and abroad which is holding back industrial production and keeping a lid on commodity prices.
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The centre-right government is struggling to kick-start growth while keeping a lid on debt, and has deferred plans for spending cuts while it waits for labour reforms to kick in.
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Net interest income, a measure that reflects earnings relative to funding costs, rose 6.4 percent to $12.48 billion thanks to loan growth, higher interest rates and keeping a lid on deposit costs.
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Innes said the measures taken by Chinese authorities to avoid large-scale layoffs were "keeping a lid on gold prices as it would be positive for growth and bullish for equity markets".
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We also believe there is low risk of a spike in construction costs given the current oversupply of steel, and lower oil prices and industry oversupply keeping a lid on cement prices.
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It's too late for start-ups to enter the fray, but there are already formidable competitors, such as HBO and Amazon, driving up content acquisition costs and keeping a lid on consumer prices.
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Those comments may allude to President Donald Trump's recent attacks on the Fed and its monetary policies, which he believes are preventing stronger economic growth and keeping a lid on the stock market.
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Many had shorted the yen betting the Fed would hike interest rates several times this year, boosting the dollar, while the BOJ's negative interest rate was seen keeping a lid on the yen.
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SAO PAULO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Carrefour Brasil sees a still challenging economic scenario and lower food inflation keeping a lid on margin gains in its wholesale unit Atacadao, an executive said on Thursday.
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This reorganization of employment is playing a big role in keeping a lid on wages — and in driving income inequality — across a much broader swath of the economy than globalization can account for.
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But multiple factors were keeping a lid on gold prices, including expectations for further U.S. interest rate increases this year, record bets on prices falling and liquidations in exchange-traded funds, analysts said.
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But shares plunged in post-market trading during a long-awaited investor presentation in which the airline unveiled a strategy to add more seats to the market while keeping a lid on costs.
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The ECB's big dilemma is that while the euro zone economy has grown for 17th straight quarters and employment is rising faster than expected, wage growth remains anemic, keeping a lid on consumer prices.
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The Australian domestic aviation market is largely a duopoly between Qantas and smaller rival Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd , both of which have increased fares and boosted domestic earnings by keeping a lid on capacity.
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The Chinese central bank's plans to tweak the way it sets the yuan's daily reference rate to the US dollar points to concerns in Beijing about keeping a lid on market volatility, analysts say.
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The Australian domestic aviation market is largely a duopoly of Qantas and smaller rival Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd, both of which have increased fares and boosted domestic earnings by keeping a lid on capacity.
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Still, the prime minister is keeping a lid on spending, according to the budget document seen by Reuters, as he seeks to both bolster growth and rein in the developed world's heaviest debt burden.
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Keeping a lid on prices, the International Energy Agency said on Friday global oil markets had quickly recovered from the attacks on Saudi facilities and even faced oversupply next year as global demand slows.
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Keeping a lid on prices, the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday said that global oil markets had recovered quickly from the Saudi attacks and even face oversupply next year as global demand slows.
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Capital expenditure has been a bright spot in Japan's economy, the world's third largest, but companies remain cautious about sharing more of their profits with workers, keeping a lid on private consumption and inflation.
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The ECB's big dilemma is that while the euro zone economy has grown for 17th straight quarters and employment is rising faster than expected, wage growth remains anaemic, keeping a lid on consumer prices.
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However, the traders cautioned that Indonesia's total diesel imports would still remain lower than in previous years with a hike in domestic retail prices and a higher local biodiesel mandate keeping a lid on demand.
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At the same time, Merrill believes the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates only gradually, keeping a lid on the dollar and preventing crude from getting too pricey for holders of other currencies.
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Exactly where Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the investigation, is in his inquiry is speculation, largely because he and his team have been very effective in keeping a lid on the details.
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The ECB's problem is that while the bloc has created over 7 million jobs since the worst days of its crisis, slack in the labor market remains large, keeping a lid on wages and ultimately inflation.
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Urzua said he had conveyed that message in meetings with about 65 investment funds, telling them Lopez Obrador was committed to central bank independence, a free floating currency, free trade and keeping a lid on spending.
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The rise in yields for U.S. government bonds, which provide higher yields compared to low or negative ones in other countries, likely led some traders to step in and buy, keeping a lid on gains, analysts said.
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Keeping a lid on costs is key to making the system work, and the government is looking at signing these companies' comparatively young and healthy base of contractors as one way to contain rising health-care costs.
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TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 6.3% in December from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday, in a sign weak external demand is keeping a lid on the export-reliant economy.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The global oil market is expected to be well-supplied in 2020 and demand growth could stay weak, keeping a lid on prices, the head of the International Energy Agency told Reuters on Friday.
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The cut will probably be accompanied by a pledge to keep rates at rock bottom for even longer and by new bond purchases - all measures aimed at keeping a lid on the euro and euro area borrowing costs.
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Keeping a lid on gains among midcaps was Entertainment One , the maker of children's TV show Peppa Pig, that slumped 11% after missing estimates for revenue as well as Royal Mail , which slipped 9.2% ahead of earnings report.
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Proponents of further rate cuts believe India is in the midst of a sustained easing of food prices as the government has tamped them by keeping a lid on the minimum prices farmers can charge for their produce.
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The European and Japanese central banks are singing similar - and repetitive - policy tunes while facing the same challenges: the best economic growth in years but no sign of rising inflation, and doggedly strong currencies keeping a lid on prices.
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The U.S. dollar held steady versus a basket of currencies on Wednesday, as solid company results and fading concerns about a trade war renewed investor purchases of U.S. stocks, keeping a lid on safe-haven demand for the greenback.
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In becoming the biggest opposition party, the SPD's first task may be keeping a lid on the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD), which became the first far right group to win seats in the Bundestag since the 1950s.
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A sale to Alinta would have kept the plant open for longer and increased competition in the market, keeping a lid on soaring electricity prices - a hot political potato with state and federal elections looming in the next 12 months.
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NAIROBI, March 19 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya posted a pretax profit increase of 3% in 2019 to 12.2 billion shillings ($117 million), it said on Thursday, as a focus on keeping a lid on bad loans restrained revenue growth.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer is bidding for a third title in four years at Melbourne Park and a record-extending 21st Grand Slam trophy but having not played competitive tennis since November the Swiss is keeping a lid on expectations.
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The easy policies of foreign central banks have served a big role in keeping a lid on Treasury yields, since the higher-yielding U.S. securities are attractive to investors, in a world where rates have been held at or below zero.
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Reuters previously reported that Saudi Arabia wants oil to stay between $70 and $80 a barrel for now, as the world's biggest crude exporter strikes a balance between maximizing revenue and keeping a lid on prices until U.S. congressional elections.
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In the ECB's case, however, it would be aimed at limiting the natural aging of its 2.6 trillion euro bond portfolio and keeping a lid on long-term bond yields, a key determinant of borrowing costs for governments, companies and households.
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Saudi Arabia wants oil to stay between $70 and $210.6 a barrel for now as the world's biggest crude exporter strikes a balance between maximizing revenue and keeping a lid on prices until U.S. congressional elections, OPEC and industry sources said.
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Saudi Arabia wants oil to stay between $70 and $210.6 a barrel for now as the world's biggest crude exporter strikes a balance between maximizing revenue and keeping a lid on prices until U.S. congressional elections, OPEC and industry sources said.
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Reuters previously reported that Saudi Arabia wants oil to stay between $70 and $200 a barrel for now, as the world's biggest crude exporter strikes a balance between maximizing revenue and keeping a lid on prices until U.S. congressional elections.
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Besides him saying "It's gonna be good," Gaten hilariously insists on keeping a lid on things -- but he was happy to tell us about the new pressure on the whole cast, now that Season 1 "raised the bar" so high.
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WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A decline in Chinese pork consumption is keeping a lid on prices, an executive at China's top pig producer Wens Foodstuff Group said on Friday, even as pork output slumps in the country, the world's biggest producer of the meat.
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ALSO-RAN In addition to keeping a lid on costs, Schwan has pegged Tecentriq as a pivotal piece in plans to counterbalance $21 billion in revenue at risk with patent expirations on the Basel-based drugmaker's three top sellers, Rituxan, Herceptin and Avastin.
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"An increase in U.S. crude inventories is weighing on oil prices and in the long term, concerns over rising oil production in the Permian region are keeping a lid on prices," said Kim Kwang-rae, commodity analyst at Samsung Futures in Seoul.
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"An increase in U.S. crude inventories is weighing on oil prices and in the long term, concerns over rising oil production in the Permian region is keeping a lid on prices," said Kim Kwang-rae, commodity analyst at Samsung Futures in Seoul.
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Keeping a lid on inflation hinges on a series of "reforms and necessary adjustments in the Brazilian economy," the bank said, a reference to measures such as a social security reform that economists see as key to curbing growth of public debt.
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"Gold is both continuing to find favour as a traditional safe haven and, at the same time, run into strong resistance on the run-up to $1,600, which is keeping a lid on gains," OANDA analyst Craig Erlam said in a note.
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BRASILIA, Aug 1.53 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank is likely to hold interest rates at an all-time low on Wednesday even after inflation jumped back within its target range, due to an underwhelming economic recovery keeping a lid on price pressures in the medium term.
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The upside to our price target is lower than other names in the group but with an open bid for the company keeping a lid on the share price and the potential for rebound in consumer revenues, the shares could be re-rated higher.
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DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia wants oil to stay between $70 and $210.6 a barrel for now as the world's biggest crude exporter strikes a balance between maximizing revenue and keeping a lid on prices until U.S. congressional elections, OPEC and industry sources said.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The 2.6 trillion euro worth of bonds bought by the European Central Bank in the last four years are still keeping a lid on borrowing costs in the euro zone even after ending last December, ECB board member Benoit Coeure said on Wednesday.
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The New Safe Confinement, christened this week by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, cost more than $1.5 billion dollars and should be effective at keeping a lid on the radiation for more than 100 years—well past the 2065 target date for a full clean-up of the site.
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It's in this atmosphere of unrest (some might call it chaos) that Nate is elevated to the role of "security consultant" and charged with keeping a lid on Adrian Barrett, an English mobster escorted into town by Nate's former lover, Zara Cope, in order to poach on local turf.
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"The fact that there were allowances that were offered at auction but weren't sold doesn't say anything about the overall success of the program," said Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), suggesting industries were keeping a lid on carbon emissions rather than buying permits to emit more.
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In the ECB's case, reinvesting proceeds of maturing debt into the long-end of the government bond yield curve would be aimed at limiting the natural aging of its 2.6 trillion euro ($3 trillion) bond portfolio, along with keeping a lid on long-term bond yields, a determinant of borrowing costs for governments, companies and households.
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Some envoys conceded, however, that Erdogan has the EU in a bind because its member states cannot agree how to deal with refugees and - to avoid a replay of the 2015/16 migration crisis - believe the bloc will have to cough up more money for Turkey to go on keeping a lid on arrivals in Europe.
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"Macron has no traditional party behind him, so the political analysts will be keen to understand the make-up of his government (when it is formed) and one suspects that the view that this potentially fragmented structure is keeping a lid on euro buying in too great degree, " Chris Weston, chief market analyst at spreadbettor IG, said in a note on Monday.
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"Relative to how big this looming supply tsunami is, [the OPEC cut] is not nearly enough to prevent big inventory builds next year," said Robert McNally, president of Rapidan Energy, a consultancy in Washington, D.C. It underscores OPEC's increasing difficulty in keeping a lid on supply to bring prices to a level the cartel sees as acceptable for state budgets.
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By reinvesting money from maturing bonds, the central bank will still be keeping a lid on market interest rates, or yields, said Carl Weinberg, chief international economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, N.Y. "Yields will not go up because the E.C.B. has stopped buying new bonds, although downward pressure on interest rates will remain steady rather than increase every month," Mr. Weinberg said in an email.
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