The Financial Times has published its traditional annual forecasts.
It should be noted that last year's forecasts from FT were the worst ever – seven out of 20 were incorrect. For example, the newspaper was wrong about a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, interest rates in the US (which were indeed lowered), and the feud between Musk and Trump (they had a falling out but later reconciled).
What does the Financial Times predict this time?
The overall level of US tariffs will not increase further.
The AI bubble will burst, but large companies will survive and the overall market decline will be limited to 10-15%.
There will be no early presidential elections in France.
The Chinese yuan will not strengthen significantly.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takichi will remain in office for the entire year.
With the exception of Japan, central banks will continue to lower interest rates in 2026.
There will be a series of complex bankruptcies among private companies.
The first domestic humanoid robots will appear.
GDP growth in Africa will be slightly higher than in Asia. Half of the 20 fastest-growing economies in the world next year will be African.
The price of gold will rise above $5000 per ounce.
The emergence of a commercially viable quantum computer in 2026 will not happen, but it will be soon.
Artificial intelligence will not yet be able to create a song that tops the charts.
Tesla will not be able to reverse the decline in market share in the US, EU, and China.
None of the professional female athletes will be able to displace men from the list of the fifty highest-paid athletes in the world.
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