<div id="readability-page-1">Dec 24 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence will remain the centerpiece of investment strategies, global brokerages said in their 2026 outlooks, with the benchmark S&amp;P 500 index on track to post another ‌year of gains. &#34;We think fears of a collapse in the AI ​narrative are overdone and expect economic expansion to continue ‍for yet another year,&#34; Barclays strategists ⁠said. Still, risks loom. ⁠Inflation surprises, stretched valuations and tariff tensions could trigger corrections, even ‌as analysts expect AI ​and Federal Reserve rate cuts to keep the bull market alive. Strategists expect global economic growth ⁠to be resilient. Global ‍GDP ​should rise between 2.4% and 3.3%, as per estimates. The benchmark index will rise nearly 12% to 7,490 ‍by end-2026, marking a fourth straight year of advances if 2025 closes higher, according to a Reuters poll. Following are forecasts from some top brokerages on economic growth and the performance of U.S. stocks ​in ‍2026: Forecasts for stocks: Brokerage 2026 S&amp;P 500 index target BofA Global Research 7,100 Societe Generale 7,300 Barclays 7,400 UBS Global Research 7,500 Jefferies 7,500 HSBC 7,500 J.P.Morgan 7,500 Canaccord Genuity 7,500 BNP Paribas 7,500 Goldman Sachs 7,600 Citigroup 7,700 UBS ​Global Wealth Management 7,700 Evercore ISI 7,750 Morgan Stanley 7,800 Seaport Research Partners 7,800 Deutsche Bank 8,000 Oppenheimer Asset Management 8,100 Wells Fargo Investment Institute 7,400-7,600 Real GDP Growth: Brokerage GLOBAL U.S. EURO AREA UK Citigroup 2.6% 1.9% 0.8% 1.0% Goldman Sachs 2.8% 1.3% 2.1% 0.9% Morgan Stanley 3.2% 1.8% 1.1% 1.2% TD Securities 2.8% 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% Wells Fargo 2.8% 2.3% 1.2% 1.2% UBS Global Wealth 3.1% 1.7% 1.1% 1.1% Management Deutsche Bank 3.1% 2.4% 1.1% 1.2% HSBC 2.4% 1.7% 1.0% 1.2% J.P.Morgan 2.5% 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% BofA Global Research 3.3% 2.4% 1.0% 1.1% UBS Global Research 3.1% 1.7% 1.1% 1.1% * UBS Global Research and UBS Global Wealth Management are distinct, independent ​divisions in UBS Group * Wells Fargo Investment Institute is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank (Compiled by the Broker Research team ‍in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Tasim Zahid)</div>

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全球經紀公司預測，人工智能將在 2026 年的投資策略中佔據核心地位，標準普爾 500 指數預計到 2026 年底將上漲近 12%，達到 7,490 點。巴克萊的策略師駁斥了對人工智能敍事崩潰的擔憂，預計經濟將持續擴張。風險包括通貨膨脹、估值和關税。全球 GDP 增長預計在 2.4% 到 3.3% 之間。各大經紀公司提供了標準普爾 500 指數的目標，其中德意志銀行和奧本海默資產管理公司預測的目標最高，分別為 8,000 和 8,100

From trend to mainstay: AI to cement its place at the core of 2026 investment strategies

- 全球券商預測，人工智能將成為 2026 年投資策略的核心。  
- S&P 500 指數預計年底將上漲至 7,490，連續第四年上漲。   
- 全球 GDP 增長率預測為 2.4% 至 3.3%。

從趨勢到主流：人工智能將在 2026 年投資策略中成為核心支柱