Top 10 Predictions for the Year of the Rabbit
Top 10 Predictions for the Year of the Rabbit 2011
1. Asia will continue to grow rapidly, but maybe 2% to 8% slower depending upon the country.
2. Eastern Europe will also continue to do well but 2% or 3% slower
3. Training and Speaking will continue to be HOT in AsiaPac. USA will still look for cheaper options like virtual meetings and Webinars.
4. China will buy mineral rights at and accelerated pace and soon own almost anything in the ground worth owning (other than oil). The rest of the countries seem to be sleeping on this one.
5. US economy will still be pretty flat with healthcare and IT doing better than most industries (similar as 2010)
6. Australian and Mongolian mining will continue to grow and carry their countries forward.
7. US dollar will continue to slide by another 5% to 10% against other currencies. Easy way to pay off debt with cheaper dollars and sell more goods abroad. The US will continue to print more dollars to meet deficit spending.
8. Inflation will grow 1% to 3% in US and Europe. Governments figured out workers see their retirement portfolios ‘growing’, they are happy (even though they are losing.)
9. Food will be more important than financing by the end of the year with potential shortages of rice, corn and meat due to freakish weather, fewer people working farms in China and much of Asia, increased demand for meat and growing populations worldwide.
10. Gen Y will start more businesses and borrow more money to finance these start-ups as well as finance their ‘essential’ lifestyles.
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10. Hollywood movies will start showing solid family values again! Movie families will go to church (or other worship), love, share, eat and stay together with no foul language or divorce… just like The Simpsons.
9. Michael Jackson comes back from the dead! It was all a publicity stunt.
8. North Korea apologizes to South Korea and begs forgiveness! It sends a big bunt cake and flowers.
7. The top 10 worlds arms dealers, the USA, Russia, UK, China, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Brazil and the Ukraine will all stop selling weaponry! They instead decide to invest that $1.5 TRILLION in technology to feed the world and save our planet.
6. Kissing goes out of fashion and tickling is considered a better alternative.
5. The top Taliban leaders form a rock band and go on tour as, “Man-Gaga”
4. Returning troops from Iraq come home to magically created jobs, the economy booms and 2 million babies are born 9 months later.
3. The Dead Sea comes to LIFE! Scientists find ancient drain plug, pull it and the water starts circulating… leading to new life.
2. Beer replaces most hospital drugs for pain relief. Lager drips (IVs) become common.
1. Rabbit stew #1 dish in most Chinese restaurants.
