Morning Coffee Videocast: Forecasting Recessions Is a Fool's Game: ECONOMISTS should never forecast changes in long-term interest rates, the next move in the stock market, or whether there is about to be a recession. We have very good theories to explain why all three are more-or-less completely unforecastable.
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