How accurate were the “Ten Surprises for 2017”, which Byron Wien, vice chairman of multi-asset investing at Blackstone, issued a year ago?
Tag: Forecasts
CIC: Forecasts frustrated by too many unknowns
While economists struggle with forecasts in a climate of too many unknowns, the best advice is caution, according to François Duhen, chief economist and strategist at Swiss banking group Crédit Mutuel-CIC.
Bank of Singapore warns on `hard Brexit’
A `hard Brexit’ is the base case scenario for BOS and it will likely result in decline of both the pound and UK equities.
10 surprise predictions for 2016
China debt-to-GDP balloons, the US economy falters, the euro soars, oil remains around $30? Byron Wien has released his 31st annual list of ten surprise predictions for 2016.
Looking back at January 2015 predictions
In January 2015, 10 investment-related predictions were made by Byron Wein, vice chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners. How did he do?
Looking way ahead
Is a ten-year investment forecast really possible? Baring Asset Management has provided one, and the firm claims its previous decade-long predictions were fairly close to actual results.
