There is also concern among companies that have made positive noises about Brexit.

Each side made polite and positive noises about the potential for a deal.

He's made positive noises about having a dart at the soon-to-be-vacant All Blacks' job.

The most fervent Brexiter of them all, Steve Baker, continued to make positive noises.

Certainly, Woods has been making ominously positive noises about his form coming into this championship.

Both men made positive noises upon emerging from their negotiating sessions, though without anything concrete to show.

Instead, it highlighted only his positive noises.

Her mouth formed a silent, cynical "Oh" before she managed to utter some positive noises.

Iceland and Liechtenstein have made some positive noises and top EU officials have also flagged it as option, however.

There was no serious cementing of the positive noises on aid that had emerged earlier on in the week.

This week at Chambers Bay, Ogilvy has been making positive noises about both his own form and the controversial venue.

The latest sell-off appeared to lose some steam, however, as markets took heart from positive noises from trade talks with China.

After six months of little action, there have been some positive noises from the Government on Sláintecare in the last while.

But despite positive noises from both camps, it would appear some tough negotiations lie ahead before any deal can be done.

Thereafter, tennis can only cross its fingers, whatever positive noises the increasingly anxious tournament organisers will make in the coming weeks.

Last week Ms Abby Cohen, market strategist at Goldman Sachs, made positive noises about tech stocks and the US market in general.