tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post2610783361200568544..comments2024-03-18T16:33:31.633+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: New Year 2014 PredictionsCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-31316164058415442372014-01-07T09:12:17.304+00:002014-01-07T09:12:17.304+00:00A bit late with this one but hey, ho..... A cure (...A bit late with this one but hey, ho..... A cure (or method/drug to prevent growth) for _some_ cancers will be found or announced this year this year.MyNewYearsNamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-27712164672783182462014-01-05T11:51:22.803+00:002014-01-05T11:51:22.803+00:00I didn't do too well last year; I think that t...I didn't do too well last year; I think that there's a tendency to predict what I want to happen rather than what I think will happen. Anyway, here's my list :<br />1. second with a significant increase in the number of MEPs, which will maintain pressure on the Conservatives and Mr Cameron's future<br />2. They'll vote no but we'll end up giving them even more money per capita as a bribe. And the whingeing about England will just go on and on.<br />3. FTSE will end around where it has begun this year; the financial wizards (cowboys?) will struggle hard to do this because post-2015 election there will be a significant fall, particularly after the theft of 10% of all savings.<br />4. I have no interest in sport, let alone football, so I'll say Brazil<br />5. The official figure will be positive because we will be less than 6 months from a general election. It will be as usual a nonsense figure, but the MSM will report it as gospel and enough people will pretend to believe it such that it becomes fact. Figure somewhere around 2%.john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-7972187917780971662014-01-04T14:33:46.300+00:002014-01-04T14:33:46.300+00:001. Maybe 25 seats depends how fed up the electorat...1. Maybe 25 seats depends how fed up the electorate is with three main parties<br />2. Probably too close to call <br />3. probably creep slowly up but doubts might to creep in leading to a slow drop to present levels<br />4. Who really cares (sorry CU)<br />5. May edge up slightly but when the loan fuelled Christmas spending spree starts to hit home go down slightlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-7130414968745709522014-01-03T16:19:33.308+00:002014-01-03T16:19:33.308+00:001. First
2. No, but but yes vote will be big eno...1. First<br />2. No, but but yes vote will be big enough for Salmond to call a rematch in two years.<br />3. 7500<br />4. Holland<br />5. +2.2% (mostly due to population increase)DJKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-87091573607515412402014-01-03T12:40:37.024+00:002014-01-03T12:40:37.024+00:001. First (mainly by default, other English parties...1. First (mainly by default, other English parties are deeply unattractive).<br />2. No, teeth will remain firmly clamped on nipple.<br />3. 7001<br />4. Germany - the Germans have an affinity for South America after all...<br />5. 2.7% - mostly manipulated.Jernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-49946858689252606042014-01-03T10:31:11.643+00:002014-01-03T10:31:11.643+00:00good luck Timbo!good luck Timbo!CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-35853096008436776572014-01-02T21:20:37.778+00:002014-01-02T21:20:37.778+00:00Okay, I thought I posted a prediction last year, b...Okay, I thought I posted a prediction last year, but here is this year's:<br /><br />1. UKIP first on votes, but second on MEPs. Cameron will be third, Clegg fourth, and serve them right.<br />2. Scots will vote for independence by a narrow majority of those voting; but a decided minority of all Scots. This will be bad for Scotland and bad for England.<br />3. FTSE 100 will end the year below 6500, due to Scots vote, and after having been above 7000.<br />4. What's "football" anyway? - but I will say Brazil, the home side.<br />5. 2.5% mainly due to immigrants and houses, rather than any increase in productivity.<br />6. BoE rate: 0.5%<br />7. Savings rates up due to closure of funding for lending.<br />8. House prices up 3% outside London; 7% for London.<br />9. Gold price $1150/oz (ie down on this year).<br />10. Euro will still be with us (I think this is the fourth year in a row that I've said this).<br />11. Brent just below $100/barrel.<br />12. Blair, Brown, Cameron, Milliband, Clegg, and numerous minor oddities from Bercow via McShane to Yeo will be confined to the fires of Hell, as they richly deserve. Well, maybe just prison then.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-53030826983474960832014-01-02T20:12:43.204+00:002014-01-02T20:12:43.204+00:00As I can't do any worse than this year a contr...As I can't do any worse than this year a contrarian Set of answers...<br /><br />1) 1st (they are on a roll at the mo) <br />2) Yes (they are silly enough)<br />3) 6837 (+1.8% see 5 below)<br />4) England, EngLAND, ENGLAND!!<br />5) 1.8% UP.<br /><br />Good luck to all See you all back here next year if I survive, we are prepared and sandbagged for Flood Wars Episode 2 (the return of the waters). :(Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-28857538732592534902014-01-02T14:59:38.588+00:002014-01-02T14:59:38.588+00:00HNY all
1. 2nd
2. No
3. 4500 & going south
4....HNY all<br /><br />1. 2nd<br />2. No<br />3. 4500 & going south<br />4. Uruguay (like who cares)<br />5. -0.8<br /><br />david morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-34113648634172842822014-01-02T13:25:38.498+00:002014-01-02T13:25:38.498+00:001.1st
2. No
3. No idea.
4. Argentina
5. 2 percent...1.1st<br />2. No<br />3. No idea. <br />4. Argentina<br />5. 2 percentKilgore Troutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-33886983129352501852014-01-02T12:50:56.460+00:002014-01-02T12:50:56.460+00:00Let's see if my crystal ball will perform for ...Let's see if my crystal ball will perform for another year:<br /><br />1. second<br />2. no<br />3. 6000<br />4. Italy (no idea really!)<br />5. + 0.5%Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-39717712727202794022014-01-02T12:49:17.079+00:002014-01-02T12:49:17.079+00:001 - UKIP will be 1st and Cameron will be knifed by...1 - UKIP will be 1st and Cameron will be knifed by his party in favour of GO who will suddenly come over all Euro sceptic. Neither Cameron or GO have a backbone so one will be sacrificed for the other.<br /><br />2 - Scotland will learn from the Euro elections that being lumped with the misanthropic Home Counties / dead hand of the City does nothing for them. The Welsh will wonder why they are now less liked than the Romanians/Bulgarians. <br /><br />3 - 10,000 if Cameron goes early. <br /><br />4 - England. But supporters will still complain the manager is no use.<br /><br />5 - +3% if Cameron goes early. Ossiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22207887671157403462014-01-02T12:11:42.246+00:002014-01-02T12:11:42.246+00:001 - 2nd
2 - no
3 - 6985
4 - Brazil
5 - 2%1 - 2nd<br />2 - no<br />3 - 6985<br />4 - Brazil<br />5 - 2%Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-40680237941229973782014-01-02T09:10:57.458+00:002014-01-02T09:10:57.458+00:00JamesS
1) Third - Lack of immigration from EU wil...JamesS<br /><br />1) Third - Lack of immigration from EU will calm fears<br />2) No<br />3) 6700<br />4) Belgium<br />5) +0.8%JamesSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-11913912634338667962014-01-01T19:02:38.929+00:002014-01-01T19:02:38.929+00:001. 3rd (well someone has to state the obvious abou...1. 3rd (well someone has to state the obvious about the UK political system)<br /><br />2. No<br /><br />3. 7,425<br /><br />4. Uruguay<br /><br />5. +2.6%<br />Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-84079165347037185412014-01-01T19:01:42.436+00:002014-01-01T19:01:42.436+00:001. Second. Labour will come first.
2. A big fat &q...1. Second. Labour will come first.<br />2. A big fat "no" (I hope)<br />3. 6,950<br />4. Brazil<br />5. The rise in debt and growth in the money supply will kid us into believing the economy has grown 2.5%. In reality our slow motion decline will continue. Until the money system dies. Sebastian Weetabixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-85965229630658115732014-01-01T18:28:05.760+00:002014-01-01T18:28:05.760+00:001 - Second
The interesting question is what happen...1 - Second<br />The interesting question is what happens to the 3rd placed party in terms of pp broadcasts / access to state support etc...<br /><br />2- No<br />I wish it was Y <br /><br />3- max in year 7800, end year 7500<br />unlike 2013 where we all started off looking at a glass half empty, and it turned out to be half full, in '14 the reverse will happen, I expect softness in Q1/2 but corporate profits will boink (a technical term) upwards and that will force the index up.<br />Note I don't think 7800 is a new high in real terms<br /><br />4- Brazil<br />Do not discount homefield advantage<br /><br />5- +3%<br />The surprising lack unemployment is suspected to be due to people kept in work but not fully occupied. I think this is right and so output can grow without having to hire.<br /><br />Dimbletie:<br />Q1<br />Winter olympics will go off ok, but there will be lots of nastiness in 'nearby' (in Russian not UK terms) cities.<br />I bought winter tyres, so there will be lots of bad weather but no snow.<br />Major commission on spying/privacy announced in US<br />Q2/3<br />Unrest in parts of France (no pretence that they are all in it together over there)<br />Q3/4<br />Assad will still hold parts of Syria.<br />Major commission on spying/privacy announces proposals that solve the problem but leave you with less privacy than you had 10 years ago<br />andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311993288675111834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-83797955157342223392014-01-01T17:52:19.057+00:002014-01-01T17:52:19.057+00:001 - 2nd
2 - No
3 - 6,700
4 - Spain
5 - 2.5%1 - 2nd<br />2 - No<br />3 - 6,700<br />4 - Spain<br />5 - 2.5%Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-54048542760407238942014-01-01T17:28:24.369+00:002014-01-01T17:28:24.369+00:001.1st
2.No
3.7,000
4.Brazil
5.+2.5%1.1st<br />2.No<br />3.7,000<br />4.Brazil<br />5.+2.5%Arthur Dentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-66284098078750043202014-01-01T15:57:50.353+00:002014-01-01T15:57:50.353+00:001. 2nd
2. No (but over a third vote yes)
3. 5,900
...1. 2nd<br />2. No (but over a third vote yes)<br />3. 5,900<br />4. Portugal<br />5. +2.2%Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-72429734051030107632014-01-01T15:04:02.502+00:002014-01-01T15:04:02.502+00:001. 2nd
2. No
3. 7,102
4. Uruguay
5. +1.61. 2nd<br />2. No<br />3. 7,102<br />4. Uruguay<br />5. +1.6Richard Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565380446421416586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-26706794365124409652014-01-01T15:02:05.993+00:002014-01-01T15:02:05.993+00:001) I'll get a girlfriend
2) Will fix my kitch...1) I'll get a girlfriend<br /><br />2) Will fix my kitchen<br /><br />3) Get a proper job<br /><br />4) Blag an MBA<br /><br />5) Get a driving licence<br /><br />6) Help my mum move house<br /><br />Not celebrate when UKIP does its thing (been vetoed from helping out - probly a good thing @ 3)<br /><br /> Happy new years guys and thanks.Dick the Prickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683095612320513712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-60480451632463357962014-01-01T14:53:32.139+00:002014-01-01T14:53:32.139+00:001. 2nd
2. No (Sadly)
3. 7,300
4. Germany
5. +1.4%1. 2nd<br />2. No (Sadly)<br />3. 7,300<br />4. Germany<br />5. +1.4%Simon Fawthrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725351503536755124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-34327885403907500262014-01-01T14:29:49.749+00:002014-01-01T14:29:49.749+00:001 - 2nd
2 - Yes
3 - 7100
4 - Brazil
5 - 1.8%1 - 2nd<br />2 - Yes<br />3 - 7100<br />4 - Brazil<br />5 - 1.8%CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.com