forecasting

American

[fawr-kast-ing, fohr-, -kahst-ing] / ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪŋ, ˈfoʊr-, -ˌkɑst ɪŋ /

noun

the act of making predictions about the future based on currently available information.

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forecastings

plural

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BNP Paribas is forecasting the Fed will hike three times in succession starting in December.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Stripping out one-time items, adjusted earnings were $1.58 a share, a penny lower than what analysts had been forecasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

A strong showing by Pixar’s latest “Toy Story” sequel would help the cause, with analysts forecasting a domestic opening weekend box office of $150 million to $175 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow forecasting tool suggests a second-quarter pace of 2.8%, compared with the 4.3% estimate in early May.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Now the experts hustled to explain their faulty forecasting.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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