Is The Economist Always Wrong? An AI Audit of Our Predictions

Is The Economist Always Wrong?

We fed 7,000 of our leaders into GPT-5.5 to audit our forecasting record. While we missed big calls on oil prices, our predictions on Bitcoin and the 2008 crisis were spot on. The data reveals that our most contrarian bets often fail, but our moderate forecasts consistently beat the odds. We remain committed to stretching minds, even when the future proves trickier than our 'voice of God' tone suggests.

"There is no better time to double down on a stock-market rally than when we start fretting about a bubble."