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US VIEW: Moody's Global Economic Outlk adds: "global econ. expansion should

continue into the rest of 2017 and 2018, led by strong growth in advanced

economies. It said "G20 economies will collectively grow at an annual rate of

slightly more than 3% in 2017 and 2018," vs. last yr's 2.6%. "With considerable

slack remaining in some euro area economies and some emerg.mkt countries, the

current pace of growth around 2% in advanced economies and more than 5% in emerg

mkts is not only sustainable in the nrterm, there is potential for upside, said

author Elena Duggar. "The global economy continues to maintain solid momentum."

- It said "surprisingly strong data" prompted "upward revisions to 2017 growth

forecasts for China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Turkey. With

clear signs that the expansion is likely to be sustained through 2018 in these

countries, Moody's has also raised real GDP growth forecasts for next yr.

Moody's lowered growth projections for India, Saudi Arabia, S.Africa" and US."

Cited geopol risks: "potential conflict in Korean Peninsula," S.China Sea,

MidEast; "other risks: US "protectionist turn", "any fincl mkt volatility

stemming from sudden changes in mkt expectation regarding mon.pol. tightening."