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2:24 PM Economic growth and 10-year Treasury yields will approach 5% this year, gold will surge above $1,600/ounce, and the price of oil will climb to $115/barrel - some of the predictions offered by Blackstone's Byron Wien in his annual "Ten Surprises" list. The European financial crisis becomes less of a concern, and a major state will fail to pay interest on its bonds.