Some analysts said the market had already accounted for the effect of any easing measures, which the presidents of the regional banks had been discussing for weeks.
For South Koreans, any easing up of the North's bellicosity is a most welcome relief.
To some such as Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's finance minister, or George Osborne, his British counterpart tough fiscal policy is the cure for excessive debt; and any easing risks betraying a confidence-sapping loss of resolve.
Blair, who retired in 2015 and successfully ran for federal office, was known for opposing any easing of Canada's drug laws and was vilified for his role in the mass arrest of protesters during the 2010 G20 summit.
For one thing, any easing of prices seems certain to be reversed at the first sign of cold weather.
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In this case, the membership was unable to offer any concrete plan for easing the deepening humanitarian crisis in Syria, a struggle whose increasingly sectarian dimensions were on display at the gathering.
But for any real easing, says Mr Sharon, Yasser Arafat must first publicly denounce all Palestinian "violence and terror", act against members of his armed forces engaged in this violence, and resume security co-operation with the Israeli army.Mr Arafat is unlikely to do what is demanded.
With the central bank's balance sheet already bloated, officials have made clear the bar is high for any further easing of monetary policy.
