Based on extensive Siberian snow cover during the fall, the researchers correctly forecasted cold weather for much of the U.S., while
most other forecasters predicted warm weather for the U.S.. For a comparison between predicted and observed temperature anomalies, please see the following images: forecast temperature anomaly Jan - Feb - Mar 2013 and observed temperature anomaly Jan - Feb - Mar 2013, U.S. only.
It is safe to assume that the Governing Council was privy to information that
other forecasters didn't have.
The uncertainty would cripple business confidence and trade, driving the UK into a recession, according to the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of England and most
every other forecaster that has run the numbers.
The Reserve Bank of Australia and
other forecasters have long sounded warnings about an oversupply of apartments in the Queensland capital.
To be fair, this website (which is a «forecast» rather than a «poll») was predicting that Cameron would remain as PM after last May's election a lot more than
other forecasters, and with a lot more underlying analysis.
Two
other forecasters, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball and the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, each rate the race a «toss up.»
Analysts, mutual - fund managers and
other forecasters are telling investors to expect lower returns from stocks and bonds in 2016 than in past years.
Prior to the Fed's announcement, Chandan and
other forecasters were predicting a gradual increase in interest rates and borrowing costs that would force sellers to lower the price of real estate assets, weighing down all commercial property values in the process.