Next year's growth projection for China has merely been shaved, from 9.8% to 9.5%, but forecasts for some countries have been shorn.
However, it downgraded its growth forecasts for some emerging-market economies, which have seen capital outflows in recent months.
It also revised up its forecasts for some eurozone states, following the bloc's emergence from recession earlier this year.
"For many years Forbes magazine has been publishing profit forecasts for some firms, before the final figures are released.
The report, which covers 45 countries, cut forecasts for some of the region's biggest economies including China, India, South Korea and Indonesia.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) had issued a threat message saying saying hazardous tsunami waves were forecast for some coasts.
About three weeks ago, with a forecast for some serious snow the next day, we drove our four-wheel-drive Jeep plus ice chains to the bottom of our mountain for (what we hope will be) the last time this winter.
Lift-off at the Festival is tomorrow week (snow allowing – yes, there is a forecast for some of the white stuff) and, horses being horses, not all will get through the countdown.
Cloudier skies in Northern Ireland and Scotland bring the risk of heavy, thundery downpours on Tuesday and thundery downpours are forecast for some places on Wednesday, but it is expected to be warm and sunny elsewhere.
We manage forecasts for some 80 countries but a well-educated schoolboy might point out that the United Nations has some 192 members.And if the schoolboy is particularly annoying he might also note the presence beyond the UN's boundaries of the Vatican City and Taiwan, which likes to call itself the Republic of China.
