Goldman Sachs reportedly trimmed its economic-growth forecast for the first half of 2019 to 2 percent from 2.4 percent.
The bank warned growth would slow to a virtual crawl below 2 percent in the second half.
However, Goldman said it was "still not particularly worried about a recession," CNBC reported.
"In our view, a growth slowdown is necessary to 'land the plane' and the two key historical risk factors — inflationary overheating and asset market bubbles — remain largely absent," Goldman's analysts wrote in a research note.
Meanwhile, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York gauge puts the chances of a recession at almost 16 percent a year from now, according to the latest available data. While it’s the highest since November 2008, it’s well below the peak of that year, Bloomberg reported.
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