Last year was all about upended expectations. This year, we will feel the effect of those seismic changes. But let’s keep a sense of perspective. If it feels as though the world has changed more over the course of one year than usual, that’s because 2016 overturned all our assumptions and forecasts.

This creates a certain unease over what 2017 might have in store and it makes the dark art of forecasting more unpredictable than usual.

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