Over 5,000 forecasters have made more than 1m forecasts on more than 250 questions, from euro-zone exits to the Syrian civil war.
ECONOMIC FORECAST Every three months The Economist polls a group of forecasters and calculates the average of their predictions of growth and current-account balances for 25 emerging economies.
South Korea's economy, for instance, is now expected to grow by 4.1% next year, down from a 4.9% forecast in August.In this section Overview The Economist poll of forecasters Economy Financial markets Reprints.
Given the close national race for control of the Senate, political forecasters have said the Kansas race, which just a weeks months ago was considered a safe Republican seat, could feasibly help determine whether Republicans or Democrats balance of power in the legislative body.
The OBR adds that the forecasters outside the Treasury were consistently and rightly more pessimistic about the fiscal outlook than the government.
At least 19 people have died since the weekend during torrential downpours in Texas and Oklahoma as parts of the deluged region brace for another dangerous turn, with forecasters warning of the potential for flash flooding from storms that could bring as much as 3 more inches of rain.
The CBI on Monday joins other forecasters in cutting its outlook for the UK economy after a sharp slowdown at the start of the year.
I am reminded of Denis Healey's joke in the 1970s that he would like to do to economic forecasters what the Boston Strangler did to the reputation of door-to-door salesmen.
Wind gusts of 60mph or more are possible on Cape Cod, forecasters said.
The conditions are ripe for a series of storms to gain strength and buffet middle America over the next two days, with hail and tornadoes possible in parts of the nation's geographic heartland, forecasters warned on Wednesday.
Forecasters predict waterlogged Houston will be pummeled by more rains in excess of 3in on Wednesday morning.
