tempered
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In any event, diplomatic momentum appears to have tempered fears of an oil supply shock in the Middle East, lowering the geopolitical risk premium embedded in crude benchmarks.
From Barron's
New York futures fell 0.7% to $5,191.60 an ounce, with gains tempered by concerns that U.S. interest rates could remain on hold for some time.
But a presentation by AI company Anthropic emphasising the compatibility of its technology with existing programmes tempered some fears, analysts said.
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Phoenix's celebrations were tempered by a hand injury to Dillon Brooks, who departed in the first quarter and didn't return.
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A slew of forecast-beating figures over the past few days have lifted optimism about the outlook but tempered expectations for more interest rate cuts.
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