I googled the phrase for fun and the first two pages gave me the following hits in the last week (ignoring duplicates):
UK consumers carry on spending despite Brexit fears
Food prices continue to fall despite Brexit fears
Dutch bankruptcy rate continues to decline, despite Brexit fears (WTF?)
Wells Fargo shrugs off Brexit fears
City house prices grow by over 10% in a year despite Brexit fears
Despite Brexit fears, the Chinese have confirmed a £1.7 billion investment to regenerate Royal Albert Docks in London
So remember kids, if the weather gets warmer, it's global warming but if it gets colder, that's merely masking the "underlying warming trend". If there's negative economic news, it's "because" of Brexit fears; if there's positive economic news, that's "despite" etc etc.
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