There are downside risks, especially in view of the latest political developments in the euro area.
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Furthermore, strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook.
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So, upstream plays are becoming more challenging, and downside risks growing to take them on.
The Fed highlighted continued progress in housing markets, but warned of downside risks to their economic outlook.
The takeaway is that the sentiment survey suggests that downside risks to global GDP forecasts have increased.
Mr Besley acknowledged the downside risks to the economy from the energy shock and the credit crunch.
As you are well aware, there are concerns that the downside risks could make current forecasts too optimistic.
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Yet even though emerging Asia faces huge downside risks, its outlook over the next few years is good.
Barclays maintained its real GDP forecast at 2.5 percent, but warned of Sandy downside risks to that call.
But they both also agree that downside risks remain and, indeed, have grown in the past few months.
The Committee expects slower growth ahead than previous thought with increased downside risks.
Strains in global financial markets have eased, though they continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook.
In the U.S., Roubini is keeping his eye on four main downside risks.
Its analyst, Kathrin Muehlbronner, added that the "downside risks warrant putting Spain's rating under review" for a further downgrade.
They said they saw downside risks to their current third quarter GDP growth forecast of 8.2 percent year over year.
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As a result of the more limited upside we see from here and the increased downside risks, we are downgrading Facebook.
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The IMF released a report calling the situation complex, with downside risks.
While downside risks to global growth have receded, domestic recovery is uneven.
Secondly, the Da Vinci system that employs robotics in laproscopic surgery reduced my recovery time and significantly mitigated the downside risks of surgery.
None of this is to say that you should get out of stocks, but rather that you should factor in higher downside risks.
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The second choice does have downside risks, but if you hold a diversified portfolio, you will at least narrow your margin for error.
While a below-50 reading does not necessarily forecast a manufacturing recession in the coming months, it does highlight the downside risks to the economy.
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Mr Draghi said that there were signs that business and financial confidence in the eurozone was returning, although there "continues to be downside risks".
Since then, most, if not all, of the "downside risks" identified for the UK have materialised and unemployment looks set to remain higher, for longer.
Near-universal skepticism on the funding of any kind of large government stimulus means upside risks to growth expectations, not downside risks, if it does materialize in 2013.
They may as well invest the deposited cash in Cypriot sovereign government bonds because the downside risks in terms of haircut for both are about the same.
Goldman Sachs said it expects the FOMC to ease monetary policy in response to weaker economic reports and increased downside risks from the intensifying crisis in Europe.
We also continue to see downside risks as the recent negative sales trend could accelerate and the accumulation of product failures could trigger major write-offs and marketing extra-costs.
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However, he said that growth was "subject to downside risks".
There is great upside potential, with equally mounting downside risks.
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