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But the returns over the long haul might not be so bad if gloomy economic forecasts prove accurate.

Economic forecasts are being revised downwards almost as fast as the sandbags stack up in the streets.

It must comfort Mr Darling to reflect that even the most confident economic forecasts often turn out to be wrong.

Demography is not destiny. Nor for that matter are long-range economic forecasts from investment banks.

"In the last two months most economists have been de-rating global economic forecasts. You cannot ignore that, " Mr Albanese added.

Third, central banks should accompany their model-based economic forecasts with an analysis of monetary and financial conditions.

Now we're seeing more optimistic economic forecasts for the year ahead, in part due to the package of tax cuts I signed last month.

It's no wonder, then, that most economic forecasts warn that in the absence of government action we're headed for a deep, prolonged slump.

The OBR takes fiscal and economic forecasts out of the hands of the chancellor of the exchequer.

Nor for that matter are long-range economic forecasts from investment banks.

His regular US economic forecasts for the Financial Times at the new year during the 1970s were widely read if, often, wildly inaccurate.

We do not need to preface every country review with dire economic forecasts.

Further purchases are possible, particularly if the Fed again downgrades its economic forecasts.

On Monday, the IMF cut its economic forecasts for both Portugal and Ireland, and now expects Portugal to contract both this year and next.

Economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about their prospects.

But China missed some of its economic forecasts.

Bubbles eventually burst and economic forecasts implode when bubbles explode.

Strangely, since then the world's banks and news organisations have not rushed to rummage through dustmen's economic forecasts. Until now.

The ECB's caution about its economic forecasts reflected fears about raising false expectations.

Some economists are becoming newly humble about the reliability of their macro-economic forecasts.

And apart from in the very short term, economic forecasts impart little valuable information.

In fact, given that traditional economic forecasts miss structural breaks all the time, it is both difficult to achieve and useful.

People attach too much importance to economic forecasts.

One option is to release more frequent economic forecasts.

Economic forecasts remain bullish, with GDP growth expected to stay steady at 11% in 2007 and 2008, as the country continues to modernize.

The record for economic forecasts is not impressive.

The ECB announced to keep its refinancing rate unchanged at 1%, while slightly revised up economic forecasts.

In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about the prospect.

Mr Bernanke's remarks came after Fed officials made significant revisions to their economic forecasts for 2011.

Positive economic forecasts in China adding to upbeat copper sentiment - Nedoss.

There is a simple reason why most economic forecasts are useless, which is that forecasting is hard.

His appeal for urgent action followed the release of extremely weak economic forecasts for the rest of the

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