FT readers: submit your predictions for 2017

In line with tradition, the Financial Times has published its predictions for the coming 12 months. This year, we are inviting our readers to register their own forecasts. Fill in the form below. We will revisit the submissions in December of 2017 - if you got them all correct, we'll celebrate your clairvoyance in next year's predictions feature.

Note: this form is now closed. Any submissions received after January 13, 2017 at 4 pm GMT will not be counted.

Q.1
Will Article 50 be triggered by the end of the first quarter? *

Q.2
Will Marine LePen win France's presidential election? *

Q.3
Will Angela Merkel win a fourth term as Germany's prime minister? *

Q.4
Will the Iran nuclear deal collapse? *

Q.5
Will Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin do a Syria deal? *

Q.6
Will Donald Trump build the Mexican border wall?

Q.7
Will Isis be destroyed as a significant global force? *

Q.8
Will Jacob Zuma remain president of South Africa?

Q.9
Will the UK's annual growth rate fall below one per cent in 2017? *

Q.10
Will China allow its currency to fall in value by more than 10 per cent? *

Q.11
Will North Korea successfully test a nuclear-capable missile? *

Q.12
Will Venezuela default on its sovereign debt? *

Q.13
Will the S&P 500 end the year above 2300? *

Q.14
Will US fed policy rate be above 1.5 per cent at the end 2017? *

Q.15
Will oil end the year above $50? *

Q.16
Will EU inflation be 1.5 per cent or higher at year end? *

Q.17
Will a major European bank fail? *

Q.18
Will Uber go public? *

Q.19
Will Apple be the most valuable company in the world at year end? *

Q.20
Will LLoyd Blankfein and/or Jamie Dimon retire/resign/move on from Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan? *

Q.21
TIEBREAKER: How many Grammy Awards will Beyoncé win this year?

She has been nominated for 9.

Q.22
Your name *

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Q.23
Your email address *

We'll use this to let you know if your predictions were correct in December of 2017.


Results

Will Article 50 be triggered by the end of the first quarter? Yes

Will Marine LePen win France's presidential election? No

Will Angela Merkel win a fourth term as Germany's prime minister? Yes

Will the Iran nuclear deal collapse? No

Will Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin do a Syria deal? No

Will Donald Trump build the Mexican border wall? No

Will Isis be destroyed as a significant global force? No

Will Jacob Zuma remain president of South Africa? Yes

Will the UK's annual growth rate fall below one per cent in 2017? No

Will China allow its currency to fall in value by more than 10 per cent? No

Will North Korea successfully test a nuclear-capable missile? Both answers accepted

Will Venezuela default on its sovereign debt? Yes (Although both the government and investors are behaving as though it hasn't for now, Venezuela did default on its sovereign bonds in 2017)

Will the S&P 500 end the year above 2300? Yes

Will US fed policy rate be above 1.5 per cent at the end 2017? No

Will oil end the year above $50? Yes

Will EU inflation be 1.5 per cent or higher at year end? Yes

Will a major European bank fail? Yes

Will Uber go public? No

Will Apple be the most valuable company in the world at year end? Yes

Will LLoyd Blankfein and/or Jamie Dimon retire/resign/move on from Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan? No

TIEBREAKER: How many Grammy Awards will Beyoncé win this year? 2