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Analyst Dale Koenders says Origin should have downgraded its guidance for Octopus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The OBR is understood to have downgraded this by 0.3 percentage points - a figure first reported by the Financial Times - bringing its assumption closer to that of the Bank of England.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Economists at Goldman Sachs have downgraded the likelihood of recession to just 20%, from 35% earlier this year.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Regulators also could have downgraded a key risk metric on the bank’s management, according to the report.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

International credit rating agencies have downgraded Slovak debt to below investment grade.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency