Plates of crow all around to participants in February 2025 survey of professional forecasters

 

You mean there's such a thing as professional forecasters?

 

It boggles the mind!

Welcome to the hazards of the three-martini lunch!

Survey summary:  Federal Reserve Bank Philadelphia

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of boggle, as in to overwhelm with wonder or bewilderment, occurred in 1598.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. due diligence
2. hashish
3. moneylender
4. penny-wise
5. pound-foolish
6. undigested
7. zero

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