11.   Chang Hwa Commercial Bank and other banks led the way on concern their earnings outlook will remain gloomy amid stiffening competition.

12.   Even so, some analysts and fund managers are more optimistic and said that the long-term outlook for Siemens remains good.

13.   For most retailers, the outlook remains bleak for the end of the year.

14.   For those stocks, he said, the outlook remains attractive.

15.   He is betting on two more rate increases of a quarter of a percentage point each, which means the outlook could remain unclear until summer or later.

16.   However, their outlook remains bright.

17.   If it is temporary, the long-term outlook will remain bright.

18.   In a statement, the Fed pointed to some bright spots in the economy, and reiterated that the long-term outlook remained favorable.

19.   Japanese bonds rose, pushing the benchmark yield to a record low, amid growing confidence that the economic outlook will remain too weak to withstand higher interest rates.