Dampened Quotes

The deteriorating U.S. job market dampened consumer spirits this month. The nation's employment and unemployment numbers now bear watching, since continued weakness in the job market could translate into slower consumer spending. - Lynn Franco

Some mixed corporate news dampened sentiment. - Anthony Hill

Recent turmoil on Wall Street and in worldwide financial markets, along with continuing layoff announcements, have not dampened consumer confidence. - Lynn Franco

Property stocks sprang to life after falling about 10 percent on average over the past six months as rising interest rates dampened property market sentiment. - Kenny Tang

New money came into commodities pretty dramatically. The fundamentals are bearish for oil so that's why we're seeing the sell-off. That's dampened some of the other commodities. - Brian Hicks

Market sentiment was dampened by overseas investors who were net sellers in pre-opening orders today for the fifth trading day in row, on fears that possible increases in interest rates in the US and Japan could raise their funding costs for investing in equities here. - Toshihiko Matsuno

Market sentiment was dampened by an upturn in the yen against the US dollar and a pullback in New York markets. - Kenichi Hirano

It's true that the weak economy had dampened boat sales, but this is a terrific little company that still manages to grow its profit year over year. - Shawn Kravetz

I think they picked an awful day weatherwise, but it doesn't seem to have dampened the crowd at all. I haven't had to wait in line all day. - Sean Sweeney

I suppose poets have written sonnets for a thousand years about being in love. A lot of people say, 'I love my husband, I love my wife,' but I believe they really mean they're in love with their husband or wife, which is quite different from loving your dog. I loved her, I thought she was charming. I respected her intellect She could get a rock to follow her down the road. She was captivating. But there was a terrifying side to her that you would never want to rouse. Hopefully, it could be dampened and eased as she had a better life for the first time in her life. - Robert Blake