In a survey of top economic forecasters, 91% said they expected the economy to grow at an annual rate of between 2% to 5% in the second half of this year.
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economic forecaster — /ˌi:kənɒmɪk fɔ:kɑ:stə/ noun a person who says how he thinks a country’s economy will perform in the future … Dictionary of banking and finance
economic forecasting — Prediction of future economic activity and developments. Economic forecasts, which range from a few weeks to many years, are widely used in business and government to help formulate policy and strategy. Macroeconomic forecasts predict the course… … Universalium
forecaster — forecast forecast 2 verb forecast PTandPP or forecasted [transitive] ECONOMICS … Financial and business terms
forecaster — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)kɑːstə(r), kæst [/t]] forecasters N COUNT A forecaster is someone who uses detailed knowledge about a particular activity in order to work out what they think will happen in that activity in the future. → See also weather forecaster… … English dictionary
forecaster — fore|cast|er [ˈfo:ˌka:stə US ˈfo:rˌkæstər] n someone whose job is to say what is likely to happen in the future, especially what kind of weather is expected ▪ the weather forecaster ▪ Economic forecasters think that the stock market is set to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brian Wesbury — Brian S. Wesbury (born, 1958) is a prominent American economist and economic forecaster. He holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Montana. He began his … Wikipedia
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