But this is a dramatic situation for the cartel, and a committed tightening of the taps could spark a change in sentiment later this year after an excessively downward spiral.
By proceeding with the sale, for $36 million, of two bronze animal fountainheads that China considers stolen treasure, the London-based auction house managed to upset the Chinese government and spark a wave of nationalist sentiment from China's tempermental netizens.
The general sentiment among reviewers was that Project Sylpheed could not spark a revival of interest in a long-dying genre regardless of whatever qualities it may have.
"Market sentiment is such that it wouldn't take much to spark a major bout of selling," Mr. Dixon, at Commerzbank, said.
For example, a rebound in energy prices early in 2016 and the surprise election of President Trump in November sparked a shift in investor sentiment from fears of deflation to expectations of inflation.
When Frederick was 17, these emergent nationalistic and liberal sentiments sparked a series of political uprisings across the German states and elsewhere in Europe.
The killing sparked a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment throughout the Netherlands, with attacks on more than 20 mosques.
In the last twenty years, this sentiment has sparked a growing movement to support the launch and development of enterprises run by people living in poverty.
The martyrdom of three Filipino priests José Burgos, Mariano Gómez, and Jacinto Zamora for allegedly conspiring with the rebels at Cavite sparked a wave of anti-Spanish sentiment.
While the New Year's Eve attacks were purportedly carried out by migrants, sparking a rise in anti-immigration sentiment and far right rhetoric in Germany, the BBC reported that the police had refused to state the origin of 190 people arrested in Cologne at the Women's Day Carnival, stating they were "a cross section of the general public".
These are among the sentiments expressed as the collective mourning over Robin Williams's suicide sparks a conversation about depression and mental illness.
