1.   Solvay said the outlook for plastics depends on a pick-up in consumer demand and lower prices for ethylene and propylene.

2.   The budget outlook depends, to some extent, on assumptions about the economy.

3.   The outlook depends to a great degree on how quickly companies begin investing again in computers, communications equipment and more efficient equipment for their factories.

4.   The outlook greatly depends on what kind of third-quarter corporate earnings reports are released during October.

5.   To some extent, the outlook depends on how well productivity growth holds up as the economy slows.

6.   The short-term market outlook would depend on prospects for local property prices, and renewed regional financial turmoil.

7.   They said the outlook may depend on plummeting near-term interest rates, which made it cheaper to borrow gold instead of buying it.