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forecast

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




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If it goes sharply beyond the forecast of several Fed officials of one more quarter-point rate increase this year, or the market’s expectation of hikes next year, that could push spreads out wider again.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

From here, though, BofA strategists forecast that issuance from the hyperscalers they track is going to decline for the next two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

They are priced between 13 and 16 times forecast per-share earnings for the next 12 months, and around 1 to 1.2 times forecast revenues.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Keep up to date with the forecast where you are on the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Jake gave her the extended five-day forecast complete with information about the fluctuating barometric pressure.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Some forecasts do show the potential for rain returning more widely from late week and into next, but others hint at continuing high pressure and potentially even warmer air.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

According to the latest update of those forecasts, the odds of a 40% decline in the next two years is not significantly different than the historical average.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The findings could eventually help scientists improve forecasts of how sea ice moves across the Arctic as the region continues to warm.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

“They’re not fading,” she said, in part because the war has outlasted forecasts that it would end by August since forecasters assumed the alternative would be too damaging to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“It has been my experience that apocalyptic forecasts on the U.S. financial markets are rarely realized within limited horizons,” one investor wrote to Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The NPS said on Monday that a second body had been recovered, while warning that "forecasted weather may affect the timing and pace" of further search operations.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Maybank’s Brian Lee said inflation likely remains contained, with the core print unlikely to exceed the MAS’s forecasted range of 1.5% to 2.5% on a strong Singapore dollar and soft labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Analysts forecasted revenue of $1.18 billion, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

NATS, the UK's air traffic control service, said "weather disruption was expected to continue through the rest of the day" after "forecasted severe weather across the south east of England".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

In the decade following the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, scientists accurately forecasted fourteen subsequent eruptions to within days or weeks.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The economy is on track to expand at a speedy 4.4% pace in the third quarter that runs from July through September, according to the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow forecasting tool.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

According to a recent report by the forecasting firm ING, tech investment accounted for more than a third of all US economic expansion in the second quarter of 2026.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Understanding how strongly the Indian and Pacific oceans influence each other is important for climate forecasting.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

ING economists expect the slump in fixed-asset investment to have continued in August, forecasting a 7.4% contraction in the year to date.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

It never would have occurred to me those words were forecasting my imminent and terrifying future.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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