RPT-COLUMN-Oil price forecasts: should we score their accuracy? Kemp
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Who is the top forecaster in the oil market? The surprising answer is that nobody knows because the accuracy of predictions is never properly tracked and measured after they are made. Banks, consultancies, government agencies and even journalists routinely issue predictions about what will happen to oil supply, demand and prices in future. Forecasts about the