A currency accord between G-8 nations, political crisis in Germany and a revolt against spam are some of the likely events for the next12 months
'Prediction is difficult,' Nils Bohr, the father of the atom bomb, once observed. 'Especially if it is about the future.' Bohr's point is a fair one. Not many predictions come true, but that does not mean the effort is wasted. Like sci-fi stories, predictions are not really about the future but about what is worrying us now. In that spirit, here are 10 things that might happen this year. They probably won't, and nobody gets their money back if they don't, but they are all worth watching. 1) A currency accord. The US won't say so out loud but it would like a softer dollar. Britain want...
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