Forecasts for 2016, from the price of oil to the US election via footy results

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The Financial Times have put together a list of forecasts for 2016

In summary they are:

  • Hillary Clinton will win the U.S. presidential election
  • Britain will not leave the EU in the referendum expected for this year
  • Syria's Bashar al-Assad will no longer be in power
  • The Bank of England will not hike interest rates
  • Angela Merkel will not stay as German chancellor
  • Abenomics won't fail this year
  • China will devalue the yuan significantly
  • Brent crude prices will rise above $50/bbl by the end of the year
  • Belgium will be the Euro 2016 football champs

Link for more (may be gated)

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Have some fun with these.

And then, bring on the black swans.... is this the first black swan for the year ? (And, developing )

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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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