Forecasters are shocked by how long they've seen winter storm Jonas coming
When a storm is coming meteorologists usually balance the results of many different computer models to create their forecasts.But this wasn't necessary for the blizzard about to hit the East Coast,...
View ArticleEx-Bank of England forecaster: Brexit predictions from economists aren't...
Leading British economist Martin Weale defended his profession from a recent wave of criticism, saying that economic forecasts are necessary but "simply the best you can do."The former Bank of England...
View ArticleECRI's 'Telltale' Chart Is Is Now Showing Something Completely Different
A little over a month ago, ECRI - who started forecasting an "imminent" recession a year and four months ago, saying it may even have already started in August or September 2011 - premiered what they...
View ArticleMAULDIN: Economists Are Totally Clueless About The Economy
Economists Are (Still) Clueless The Revenge of the Minsky Moment Monaco, Cyprus, Croatia, Switzerland, and Las VegasEconomists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they...
View ArticleThe Most Accurate Economists On Wall Street
Every December, we're bombarded with "best of" lists, those seemingly subjective takes on which songs and movies ruled 2013.But the best thing about the market is that it's completely objective — we...
View ArticleHuge Experiment Finds Regular Folks Predict World Events Better Than CIA Agents
A pharmacist in her 60s named Elaine Rich routinely forecasts world events 30% more accurately than professional intelligence officers, NPR reports.Rich — who researches world affairs using nothing...
View ArticleJim O'Neill Warns Against Forecasting Oil Prices, And Then Forecasts Oil...
Jim O'Neill is famous for coining the acronym BRICs while he was an economist at Goldman Sachs.However, he actually wrote his Ph.D. thesis on OPEC and oil prices.In Project Syndicate Wednesday, he...
View ArticleSomeone built the 'world's biggest' hurricane simulator to help improve...
Miami (AFP) - The world's largest hurricane simulator is now complete and experts hope it will improve forecasters' ability to predict how strong a storm will get, which has been a key weak spot for...
View Article12 of the worst economic predictions ever made by highly intelligent people
Economic forecasting is a difficult game — get it right, and you'll get not only plaudits, but potentially a lot of money too.But get it wrong, and you'll never be able to take it back. Your...
View ArticleWe're witnessing herding in the markets, and the consequences could be...
Wall Street's equity analysts are paid to forecast a lot of things. And the culmination of all of their research and analysis comes down to the bottom line: earnings forecasts.Because there are so many...
View ArticleJanet Yellen just made one of the most surprising admissions you'll ever hear...
"I am describing the outlook that I see as most likely, but based on many years of making economic projections, I can assure you that any specific projection I write down will turn out to be wrong,...
View ArticleThe 13 fastest-growing economies in the world
China's crazy growth has been one of the biggest stories over the past several decades.But the Chinese economy certainly isn't the only one posting huge growth rates.We compiled a list of 13 countries...
View ArticleHow the best forecasters think about the world... and what everyone else is...
Statistician Nate Silver correctly predicted the outcome of every state in the 2012 presidential election. It instantly shot him to fame in a field most people associate with the most boring class they...
View ArticleInterest rate forecasters are shockingly wrong almost all of the time (TLT, USD)
Most interest rate forecasters are wrong most of the time.Very wrong.The chart below is from Jeff Gundlach's presentation on Tuesday, comparing the US 10-year yield to median economist forecasts over...
View ArticleThese 8 charts prove economic forecasting doesn't work
Welcome to 2016. Tradition dictates that you spend the first few weeks or so reading forecasts for the coming year.I can say with certainty that most of them will be wrong. A smaller number may hit the...
View ArticleAn inch of snow is already causing headaches in Washington DC — here’s what...
As an icy appetizer for the big storm that's projected to hit Washington, DC this weekend, the city got a one-inch dusting the evening of Jan. 20.That mere inch of snow was enough to snarl traffic and...
View ArticleForecasters are shocked by how long they've seen winter storm Jonas coming
When a storm is coming meteorologists usually balance the results of many different computer models to create their forecasts.But this wasn't necessary for the blizzard about to hit the East Coast,...
View ArticleEx-Bank of England forecaster: Brexit predictions from economists aren't...
Leading British economist Martin Weale defended his profession from a recent wave of criticism, saying that economic forecasts are necessary but "simply the best you can do."The former Bank of England...
View ArticleHurricane season officially starts today — and you're at risk even if you...
Hurricane season starts June 1 on the Atlantic Ocean.Forecasters are predicting a slightly above-average number of hurricanes this season.Regardless of how many storms we end up seeing, scientists say...
View ArticleThe world's most accurate economic forecaster pinpoints the biggest risks...
Christophe Barraud, the Paris-based chief economist of Market Securities, has been ranked by Bloomberg as the most accurate forecaster of the US economy every year since 2012.In a recent interview with...
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