It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s trotting out their choice predictions for 2014, writes Michel Pireu ONE prediction likely to be correct is that most predictions are going to be wrong. — Anon.It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s trotting out their choice predictions for 2014. Not to be too different we went in search of the consensus view. Then, bearing in mind that as a species we are terrible at making predictions, we went in search of the more unlikely, yet still feasible, events that could come along to prevent it.The less contentious view we took from an interview last year with Stephen Meintjes, head of research at Imara SP Reid. The more wayward predictions we found in a list of "outrageous predictions" by Saxo Bank analysts.According to Meintjes, "The rosy scenario for 2014 is that America continues with its economic recovery, that there’s a budget deal in Washington in the new year, and that Europe stays out of recession; that some type of action is ta...
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