---
title: "Bank of America Survey: Global Funds Optimistic About China's Economic Acceleration and Hang Seng Index Outperforming Next Year"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/266431609.md"
description: "The latest survey by Bank of America Securities shows that 24% of global fund managers are optimistic about China's economic acceleration in 2026, ranking second. 43% of respondents are most optimistic about artificial intelligence enhancing productivity. 37% of fund managers expect the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to outperform, with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index ranking third"
datetime: "2025-11-18T20:11:38.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/266431609.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/266431609.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/266431609.md)
---

> Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/266431609.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/266431609.md)


# Bank of America Survey: Global Funds Optimistic About China's Economic Acceleration and Hang Seng Index Outperforming Next Year

Bank of America Securities' latest monthly survey found that among the global fund managers surveyed regarding developments in 2026, the proportion who are most optimistic about the acceleration of China's economic growth ranks second. Strategist Michael Hartnett and others stated in a report on Tuesday that 43% of respondents are most optimistic about the broad productivity improvements brought by artificial intelligence, the highest proportion. The proportion optimistic about the acceleration of China's economy is 24%. The third is the expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to below 3%, with a proportion of 19%. 37% of global fund managers expect the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to outperform in 2026, while the proportion choosing the Nasdaq is 13%; the Nikkei, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, and Eurozone Stoxx Index rank third, each at 10%; the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 Index have proportions of 9% and 6%, respectively

## Related News & Research

- [Economist: AI bubble has popped, but a rarer AI bubble grows](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281032131.md)
- [Kevin O'Leary Says 'AI Kevin' Clone Nearly Indistinguishable From Reality, But Warns Machines Still Can't Match Human Creativity](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281162586.md)
- [Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280988775.md)
- [Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281008647.md)
- [09:15 ETAutomation Anywhere's Kapil Vyas Recognized as a 2026 CIO 100 Award Winner for Leading Company-Wide Shift to Operating with AI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281027737.md)