Economic Forecasts

The Best and Worst Economic Forecasts of All Time

Sheldon Filger | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Sheldon Filger

Perhaps the most inaccurate and inept economic forecast of all time was delivered relatively recently by Ben Bernanke who n October '05 said, "There's no housing bubble to go bust"

AP: Recession's Impact Show Signs Of Moderating

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER and JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business


The economy's tailspin gave way to a more controlled descent in the spring, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in ...

Roubini: Recession May Last 9 More Months

Reuters | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business


SEOUL (Reuters) - Nouriel Roubini, the famously glum economist who predicted the financial crisis, said that while the recession in the United States ...

Obama Budget Relies On Optimistic Economic Forecast

Wall Street Journal | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Rosy's back. The famed Rosy Scenario, coined in the early days of the Reagan White House when large tax cuts and higher defense spending were assumed...

Forecast: Housing Slump To Push Economy To Brink Of Recession

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Ongoing weakness in the housing market will push the national economy to the brink of recession, but growth in other areas should put the country back...