SRL for [gripped]: They note that when an unexpectedly sharp widening in the U.S. trade gap in August was reported earlier this month , hopes for a sustained narrowing of the trade deficit were dashed and sentiment [gripped] the market that the U.S. economy was losing its momentum .
ARG-0: sentiment | ARG-1: the market | C-ARG-0: that the U.S. economy was losing its momentum