FT reader predictions for 2018

FT readers: submit your predictions for 2018

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In line with tradition, the Financial Times has published its predictions for the coming 12 months. We are also inviting our readers to register their own forecasts below. We will revisit these submissions again in December of 2018. If you get them all correct, we'll celebrate your clairvoyance in next year's predictions feature.

Last year, we received a whopping 1,700 reader predictions. The winner, correctly answering 18 of 19 questions and securing our tiebreaker round, is Katalin Halmai of Leuven, Belgium. The runner up (losing by just one Beyonce Grammy!) is Hamish Vance of Washington, DC. Next year, it could be you.

Note: Any submissions received after January 16, 2018 at 4 pm GMT will not be counted.

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Q.1

Will a team other than Brazil, Germany, or France win the Fifa World Cup? *

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Q.2

Will China’s gross domestic product growth surpass 6.5 per cent for the year? *

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Q.3

Will the S&P 500 finish the year above 2650? *

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Q.4

Will Emmanuel Macron secure a commitment from German chancellor Angela Merkel on a eurozone budget? *

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Q.5

Will the AT&T/Time Warner deal go through? *

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Q.6

Will the Bank of Japan tighten monetary policy? *

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Q.7

Will Tesla produce more than 250,000 Model 3s? *

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Q.8

Will a healthy bitcoin futures market develop? *

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Q.9

Will Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, try any more unorthodox economic experiments? *

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Q.10

Will Saudi Arabia get the Aramco IPO away? *

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Q.11

Will emerging market growth accelerate this year? *

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Q.12

Will an impeachment process begin against Donald Trump? *

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Q.13

Will Theresa May remain UK prime minister? *

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Q.14

Will Trump trigger a trade war with China? *

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Q.15

Will oil rise above $70 a barrel at year end? *

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Q.16

Will US inflation rise above 2 per cent? *

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Q.17

Will Zimbabwe’s new leader hold — and win — fair elections? *

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Q.18

Will the US Democrats add seats in the mid-term House elections? *

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Q.19

Will someone other than José Antonio Meade win the Mexico presidential election? *

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Q.20

Will the UK economy be the slowest-growing in the G7? *

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Q.21

Tie Breaker: How many bridesmaids and page boys will there be at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? *

Q.22

Your name (first and last) *

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Your location (city, state/region, country) *

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Your email address *

We'll use this to let you know if your predictions were correct in December of 2018

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