EDITORIAL: Duck to avoid being hit by dodgy crystal balls
Global volatility highlights need to fix local economy, and quickly
09 January 2020 - 05:10
This year analysts have had to take a shorter period than usual before throwing away their forecasts. They’ll probably blame Donald Trump, the volatile and unpredictable US president.
Reading any analyst note towards the end of 2019 looking forward into prospects for 2020, the Middle East hardly featured. And when there was a nod to the East, it went all the way to China...
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