The Uptick s Downside

So far, the downside and upside risks for the world economy are balanced.

The economic crisis has exacerbated the perceived downside of globalization.

In any case, downside risks are high, and room on the upside is essentially non existent.

Bankers get the upside and taxpayers (and people laid off as credit is disrupted) get the downside.

But they cannot rule out the downside risk of a synchronized global downturn.

But the downside of this aspirational language and philosophy can be a perpetual, personal restlessness.

The bankers get the upside when things go well, while the downside risks are largely someone else s problem.

It's the downside correlation of their fortunes that will become more and more possible.

Without dismissing the downside risks, I remain cautiously optimistic about the global economy s prospects.

Requiring managers to apprise investors of downside exposure would help even more.

This is not the only, or even the most important, downside risk facing the global economy.

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The bad news was that, as a result, there were new pressures on Council members.

These investors do not view the 7 annual return on stocks as an average expectation, with downside risks counterbalanced by upside opportunities.

As 2013 begins, the downside risks to the global economy are gathering force.

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Fortunately, the Fed is finally facing up to the downside of its grandiose experiment.

These institutions, attracted by the high rates of return that were promised, invariably neglected the downside risks.

The downside is that housing busts last equally long, because houses are such a durable good.

As such, this what if is a cautiously optimistic assessment of the downside risks stemming from weak external demand.

Most of the downside risk to this scenario lies in the systemically important economies of Europe, the US, and China.

As matters stand, bankers continue to benefit fully from the upside of their investments, while sharing the downside with creditors and taxpayers and sometimes with shareholders.

Heavy borrowing also encourages owners and managers to go for broke, because it s the creditors who bear most of the downside risk.

Big banks get a big taxpayer subsidy in the form of downside protection for their creditors.

The good news is that, so far, the downside has been much better contained than was the case in late 2008 and early 2009.

By being perceived as too big to fail, their banks benefit from a government backstop or downside guarantee.

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When low income borrowers took out a loan to buy their homes often 100 of the purchase price they typically could use the home as collateral without warranting the repayment with additional wealth or even their income. Thus, they were protected against the downside risk of falling house prices and profited by speculating on the upside risk of appreciation.

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In 2013, downside risks to global growth will be exacerbated by the spread of fiscal austerity to most advanced economies. Until now, the recessionary fiscal drag has been concentrated in the eurozone periphery and the UK.

On the downside, confidence among consumers and investors alike has taken a hit, mainly owing to fears about radiation leakages and power shortages.

These investors do not view the 7 annual return on stocks as an average expectation, with downside risks counterbalanced by upside opportunities. Rather, they see a good scenario outcome that only the foolhardy would trust.

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But borrowing money from international financial markets is a strategy with enormous downside risks, and only limited upside potential except for the banks, which take their fees up front.

Thus, for the emerging economies, advanced countries downside risks and the spillover effects of their recovery policies are the key areas of concern.

And the negative side of the ledger? Obama gave up two things that have usually been at the top of the agenda when US presidents meet with Chinese leaders.

And, as the bureaucracy got hauled before the courts, it saw limited upside from taking decisions, despite the significant downside from not acting.

Banks play an essential role in all modern economies, but that role is not to assume a huge amount of risk, with the downside losses covered by society.

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The collateral limits the lenders downside risk, and the fear of losing the pledged assets encourages borrowers to act prudently.

After all, by capping spreads, the buyback facility would limit the downside risk while providing incentives to hold the bonds and wait for the upside a good reason, perhaps, to make the facility a temporary offer.

Second, many people do see the 7 return on stocks as a reasonable expectation, and would jump at the chance to grab it plus the opportunity of surprises on the upside but they do not think that they can afford to run the downside risks.