But inflation slowed from its 0.8percentt rise in November, quelling concerns among some economists.
If you step back a bit, however, it's clear that Kushner's divestment strategy, far from quelling concerns, will only accentuate the glaring potential for conflicts of interest at the heart of the Trump Administration.
Quelling concerns in the astronomy community, the world's largest radio observatory will not be drowned out by round-the-clock cell phone chitchat.
It was not that Ebay offered blockbuster results, but rather the company painted a picture of steady growth, quelling concerns about potential competition and seller defections after the firm raised listing fees.
But the moves failed to quell concern over who will finally take power and deal with the economic crisis that forced the resignation of Fernando de la Rúa.
Seeking to quell concern, Lucent said it was sticking with a restructuring program that has already included the elimination of 10,000 jobs.
At the same time, the president quelled concern about dissent in the armed forces by installing an admiral to run the department in the governor's place during a state of siege.
Indeed, his polling numbers have fallen since Mr. Wright gained notoriety in mid-March, when Mr. Obama moved to quell concern about his inflammatory statements and delivered a major speech on race, on March 18.
The Obama administration, in an effort to quell concern about intrusion into privacy, said it would review classified material related to the surveillance programme to see how much could be made public.
H.P. appeared to try to quell concerns by raising its full-year profit forecast.
