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These findings support expectations that inflation will remain muted this year.

Services inflation, which is closely tied to demand, is expected to remain muted.

With earnings likely to remain muted, investors bought defensive stocks like consumer durables and pharmaceuticals.

But despite robust economic growth, pay rises remain muted.

Public spending looks set to remain muted.

Hiring plans remain muted, with a quarter of companies surveyed planning to refill some positions, the Bank said.

The default rate for junk bonds "should still remain muted for the time being," Rieder said.

But price rises remain muted.

Wholesale inflation pressures remain muted.

Inflation fell to a 12-month low in July with overall price pressures expected to remain muted for the foreseeable future.

Trading volumes remain muted, forcing brokers to pursue new sources of revenue, namely the sales of loans and banking accounts.

Although the central bank has tweaked its description of how it manages the currency, market expectations for yuan appreciation remain muted.

No surprises are expected from the Fed-front, said Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke, with impacts on gold expected to remain muted.

Howard Archer, of IHS Global Insight, said higher food prices were also a factor and inflationary pressures were likely to remain muted.

Economists have warned that without higher wages or lower inflation, living standards will continue to be eroded and consumer demand will remain muted.

The troubled US manufacturing sector continued to recover rapidly last month although the prospects for more jobs remain muted, according to an industry survey.