Beyond the Spreadsheet: How AI, Reinforcement Learning, and Integrated Analytics Are Reshaping Economics and Business
This week's picks span central banking and retail: a Tableau integration that brings analytics into Microsoft 365, a critique of the Bank of England's forecasting models, a BIS transformer built for macroeconomic prediction, and a reinforcement learning algorithm for smarter pricing. Together, they show how AI and integrated analytics are becoming core to how forecasts are made and decisions get done. Insights Wherever You Work: Meet the Tableau App for Microsoft 365 . Enable data-driven decisions with an integrated analytics experience across Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Teams ( Tableau ). How to improve the Bank of England’s forecasts . The Bank of England’s forecasts use a suite of models and expert judgements to make predictions about the prospects for Britain’s economy. Their publication attracts huge media attention and are monitored closely by financial markets. But are the Bank’s forecasts as good as they can be? The authors argue no, and offer alternative modelling...
