Based on their empirical record, they do not know more about their subject matter than the general population, but they are much better at narrating – or worse at smoking you with complicated mathematical models.” This is certainly an exaggeration, but it seems justified to conclude that our ability to see in the dark is somewhat limited.
Peter Praet: Interview in Expansión Interview with Mr Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, in Expansión, conducted by Andres Stumpf Guirao on 27 March 2017 and published on 3 April 2017. * * *  Growth in Europe is higher and inflation is rising. Is the situation better?