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The possible bright spots in the economic gloom

Amid growing fears about the outlook for the global economy, it is worth highlighting where we and the consensus might be positively surprised. Possibilities include resilient US growth, a boost to consumer spending from falling oil prices and a pick-up in German and Chinese business sentiment due to easing trade tensions. But we think the balance of risks to even our downbeat forecasts still lies to the downside.

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