CPCA said high temperatures would dampen passenger car sales in July but expected sales to gradually improve in August.

Creating its own globe-spanning currency — one that could conceivably threaten banks, national currencies and the privacy of users — isn't likely to dampen regulators' interest in the social media giant.

"His remarks came amid rising concern the intense standoff between China and the United States over trade may dampen the expansion ambitions of companies in each other's market.

The two companies' dominance in pesticides, weed killer and several other products will likely increase after the consolidation of their marketing power and R&D division, which will dampen the rise of competitors, negatively impact technological advancement, and hurt downstream dealers.

"The delayed impact of aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks in Europe and the US could potentially dampen the outlook for global demand," he said, adding that the resurgence of trade protectionism and the impact of volatility in global financial markets further contribute to the challenges facing China's foreign trade.

But that piece of data did not dampen the overall positive mood among trade and corporate luminaries.

Zhou Maohua, an analyst at China Everbright Bank, said a low price level is conducive to stabilizing the low-income population's purchasing power but would dampen businesses' investment willingness if it lasts long.

Oversaturation, excessive product choices dampen sales within big urban centersRecent economic data coming out of China suggest that the world's second-largest economy is steadily transitioning toward consumption-led development, and in particular, counties and county-level cities are quickly emerging as another key dynamo in China's consumption engine.

Although the current sluggish US home inventory situation has accelerated new home sales and a recovery in housing investment confidence, the increase in existing home inventory is expected to begin to dampen residential property investment growth by the end of the year due to the implementation of the Housing Supply Action Plan introduced by the current US administration.

In addition, a weak external demand will dampen growth, and while the reopening will support services trade, subdued infrastructure and manufacturing activity will weigh on overall trade, as services activity tends to be less trade intensive, the report noted.

Commerce: China seeks cooperation, not confrontationAny country's attempt to push for decoupling from or cutting supply chains with China will harm its own interests and dampen global economic recovery and growth, officials and experts said on Thursday.

As multiple challenges dampen global economic recovery and growth, China is willing to share its huge market and development opportunities with the rest of the world, the vice-premier said, adding that the nation will remain committed to the basic State policy of opening-up, pursue mutually beneficial cooperation and promote the building of an open world economy.

As mounting external uncertainties could dampen China's export growth and roil investor sentiment, it is necessary for policymakers to maintain adequate support for domestic demand and take preemptive steps to strengthen the domestic financial safety net with smaller banks, real estate enterprises and local government debts in focus, they said.

The US and Europe are heading for an economic downturn, which, as a result, will dampen demand and stifle global trade to a great extent.

However, some private enterprises are currently shifting their focus from brick-and-mortar businesses to financial plays, as many of them find it hard to address financing woes and deal with stringent market supervision, which dampen their expectations and entrepreneurial enthusiasm.

Many analysts were worried the slowdown in the world's economy would dampen China's export performance.

Moreover, the decentralization of manufacturing sites will be another focus, building factories in central and western parts of China, besides eastern areas, so as to dampen COVID-19-related impacts," Zhang said.

While epidemic control measures directly restricted factory output, logistics disruptions caused by the disease could also dampen export activity by delaying raw material deliveries and shipments of finished goods, Huo said.

"Considering that the exemptions are part of a larger US drive to dampen inflationary pressure, Wang expects to see more steps to bring bilateral economic trade ties back to normal.

Zhou, with YQNLink, warned rises in commodity prices will push up the already elevated levels of inflation, and dampen consumption demand for goods other than daily necessities in some developed countries.

Many people are concerned that reducing the income gap may dampen entrepreneurial enthusiasm for investment and innovation.

Luo Wei, an associate professor of accounting at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, said the regulatory tightening on cross-border data security could somewhat dampen foreign investors' interest in some Chinese startups.

He noted that port disruptions in Guangdong province in late-May and June will have ripple effects on near-term trade flows, and a retreat of pandemic-related demand coupled with an overall shift in global demand away from goods and toward services will also dampen China's export growth.

Long Shaobo, deputy director of the Center for Public Economy and Public Policy at Chongqing University, said the upward pressure of the PPI on CPI should continue to be limited as relatively weak consumer demand and intense industry competition will dampen companies' tendency to raise prices.

China's steel exports soared in the first half of the year, supported by weakening yuan and competitive product prices, but a slowing global economic growth and trade conflicts may dampen the second-half performance, said a trade body on Saturday.

Tan warned that challenges from a slowing global economy and rising trade protectionism in some markets may dampen growth in steel exports in the second half.

The December reading indicated a further fall in services activity across China as the pandemic continued to disrupt operations and dampen demand, Caixin said in a report.

At present, domestic rice prices are at historically low levels, as adjusted for incomes and inflation, and act as a significant stabilizer to dampen the impact of rising food prices on inflation.

Also, stagnant real estate activity could dampen the revenue growth and credit expansion of the industrial sector overall, given that real estate development is closely linked to numerous sectors such as building materials and furniture.

Levy expected to dampen speculation, excessive investmentA top-level decision to authorize the State Council, China's Cabinet, to pilot property tax reforms in several regions will finally end long-standing speculation about the levy, according to experts.

As a result, this will dampen speculation and excessive investment in the housing market.

It can dampen property sales and make refinancing more difficult for developers.

Yan Yuejin, director of Shanghai-based E-house China Research and Development Institution, said that sales promotions by major property developers and fresh home supply across the nation may dampen the price growth.

The NDRC said in late May that China is willing to continue supplying rare earth metals to global markets but is opposed to those who use products made with rare earths to "suppress and dampen China's development. "

NDRC said last week the country is willing to continue supplying rare-earth metals to global markets but is opposed to those who use products made with rare earths to "suppress and dampen China's development. "

The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, said on Tuesday that the country is willing to continue supplying rare-earth metals to world markets but is opposed to those who use products made with such rare earths to "suppress and dampen China's development".

The NDRC added that in its latest move to dampen China's industrial development, the US government has used an executive order to effectively ban products of Chinese tech giant Huawei from being used in the US, which has been widely seen as unreasonable and unfair.

Na Min, a senior analyst for oil and gas at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said the trade dispute will not dampen China's LNG demand but will affect global LNG trade flows as China can seek alternative sources.

But industry experts are concerned that the rising tensions may dampen momentum as US President Donald Trump's administration imposed extra tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods early last month and threatened to go further.

Forecasting that high temperatures would dampen passenger car purchases in July, the CPCA said sales were likely to gradually improve starting from August as carmakers would continue to replenish inventory.

Apple Inc's decision to start assembling some of its latest iPhone 14 smartphones in India will not dampen China's important position in the global consumer electronics chain, as the latter has ample advantages such as highly efficient supply chains, advanced manufacturing talent and a thriving handset ecosystem, experts said on Tuesday.

The novel coronavirus epidemic did not dampen the listing appetite of Chinese mainland technology, media and telecommunications companies during the first six months of this year, said a new report from global accounting firm PwC.

The move will help dampen demand for forward-forex purchases by pushing up the costs, thereby subduing yuan weakening, said Dong Ximiao, chief researcher with Merchants Union Consumer Finance Company Limited.

David Wang, chief China economist at Credit Suisse, said the Fed's rate hike will likely dampen US domestic demand and translate into weaker external demand for China.

Before 2016, credit risks hampered both small and medium-sized private enterprises, but these situations didn't dampen the improving trend of private businesses' bond financing.

The rising risk aversion of banks and weaker investment demand might have constrained the growth of new loans, said analysts, because recent headwinds－power shortages, floods in some provinces and the continued grip of the COVID-19 pandemic－might dampen economic momentum.

To further promote green finance, price premiums should be formed for institutions and products that align themselves with sustainable development, which will motivate more transactions that fit into sustainable development and dampen those not doing so, he said.

However, the tightening of the IPO vetting process may dampen A-share listing activities to some extent, Ho added.

"We will continue to provide high-quality financial services to our clients, and work together with our employees, clients and local communities alike for the ultimate victory in the battle against the epidemic," said Lily Zou, president of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) Co Ltd. Xue Hongyan, associate dean of the Suning Institute of Finance, said the novel coronavirus outbreak will dampen cross-border investments tentatively, but the pace of foreign institutions expanding investment in China may bounce back to normal in the second half of the year.

The dual-class share structure will magnify the problem as small shareholders give up the right to replace the executives, even if they palpably take advantage of their majority voting rights to approve decisions that dampen shareholder wealth.

But trade disputes between China and the United States and uncertainty over monetary policy in global markets may dampen capital inflows, and the pace of capital inflow is likely to fluctuate in the near term, she said.

After the unveiling of 2018 annual economic data on Monday, analysts were worried that the ongoing Chinese economic growth slowdown may weaken investment confidence and dampen financial institutions' willingness to lend money.

Solid domestic fundamentals, including rising incomes and competitiveness, generally ample foreign exchange reserves and often sizeable domestic savings, will continue to underpin government credit quality, but some uncertainties at regional levels, for instance, trade tensions between China and the United States, are likely to dampen the outlook.

Low financial capability could also dampen customers' willingness to use proper financial services, especially in less-developed areas, Mo added, based on a recent survey covering 2,480 households in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province.

The US-China trade dispute will also have a huge impact on the shipbuilding industry, said Ren, as a decrease in trade volume will dampen demand.

The rate can be cut to reduce transaction costs and increase liquidity during market downturns, while it can be raised to dampen speculation when the market is overheated, according to Tang.

However, the latest volley in the trade friction did little to dampen investor enthusiasm on Thursday as investors bet on further government support measures.

But multiple industry insiders said the tightened rules would not dampen consumer loans as long as they are lawful.

"This is credit positive as it would gradually dampen banks' incentive to engage in regulatory arbitrage, and reduce the risks in the shadow banking sector," it said.

Deleveraging in the financial sectors also will dampen demand, meaning consumer inflation may not be a major challenge this year, he said.