on the upside
idiom
: when the good parts or advantages are considered
On the upside, the car does have a lot of trunk space.
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Vincent Reinhart, a former Fed economist who is now chief economist at Dreyfus and Mellon, told CNN the risk to inflation is on the upside because of goods prices, including commodities.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Hiring also rebounded in the fourth quarter, while layoffs declined slightly, another boost to the argument that revisions could surprise on the upside.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024
If inflation continues to surprise on the upside, experts say, the rate cuts will come later in 2024 and be more limited.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
But on the upside, data technologies are opening up new opportunities to track and reduce climate-damaging emissions.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
Retail sales in December surprised Wall Streeters dramatically on the upside, and the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNOW is showing economic growth in the fourth quarter of last year of a healthy 2.4 percent.
—Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
Many smaller firms haven’t been participating on the upside as the broader market, held up by the tech giants, has rallied.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Although there are some signs of cooling, the economy remains pretty hot, with unemployment at 3.5 percent and a consumer spending spree that continues to surprise on the upside.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
Government data on housing inflation lags the real world on the upside and downside.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
Matt Egan, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Hiring also rebounded in the fourth quarter, while layoffs declined slightly, another boost to the argument that revisions could surprise on the upside.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024
If inflation continues to surprise on the upside, experts say, the rate cuts will come later in 2024 and be more limited.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
But on the upside, data technologies are opening up new opportunities to track and reduce climate-damaging emissions.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
Retail sales in December surprised Wall Streeters dramatically on the upside, and the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNOW is showing economic growth in the fourth quarter of last year of a healthy 2.4 percent.
—Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
Many smaller firms haven’t been participating on the upside as the broader market, held up by the tech giants, has rallied.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Although there are some signs of cooling, the economy remains pretty hot, with unemployment at 3.5 percent and a consumer spending spree that continues to surprise on the upside.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
Government data on housing inflation lags the real world on the upside and downside.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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