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keep a lid on
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keep a lid onverb
To keep something secret.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keep a lid on in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keep a lid on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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You've seen a rebound in oil prices, so that's really driving it, demand for commodities is definitely not improving. The slowing growth in China, the slowing growth around the world, I think that's really going to keep a lid on the TSX for the next little while.
What is very clear to everyone is that if things keep going the way they're going, we're not going to eradicate polio in Pakistan, we can keep a lid on it but that's not the aim. The aim is to eradicate it.
The rise in gasoline and distillate inventories will weigh on the complex further and should keep a lid on any rebound in crude oil prices from the surprise drawdown.
Demand for commodities is definitely not improving. The slowing growth in China, the slowing growth around the world, I think that's really going to keep a lid on the TSX for the next little while.
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