Experts get it wrong again by failing to predict Trump victory

Economic and political forecasters failed to predict the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 2008 recession – and this year has been even worse • Become a Guardian supporter or make a contributionGlobal markets were rocked by the stunning news from the US presidential election. The Mexican peso was down 12% at one point. The US dollar fell 2.5% against the yen. Markets have been hedging a Trump win with gold, which was up by $40 an ounce, or 3.2%. Uncertainty is in the air.It must be said