Once again, a panoply of FT pundits have put their reputations on the line to divine what the new year will offer. They have a lot to live up to, after the success of last year’s commentators. Martin Wolf rightly predicted the eurozone would not let a member state default, Chris Giles backed the UK to avoid a double-dip recession – though the question remains apt – and Alan Beattie foresaw guerrilla warfare in trade.

But voters proved less predictable. Clive Crook thought the Democrats would hold the US House of Representatives; Philip Stephens foretold an overall Conservative majority in the UK. Simon Kuper scored an own goal betting on Brazil for the World Cup. But we may have to wait until the stroke of midnight for the final reckoning on Clive Cookson’s prediction for 2010 – that this could turn out to be the hottest year in recorded history. Rosie Blau

Will the euro survive?