BlackRock releases 2026 Investment Outlook, analyzing AI's impact on the global economy

Deep Tide TechFlow News, January 13th, BlackRock Investment Institute released the latest report “2026 Investment Outlook: Challenging Limits,” which points out that artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy and financial markets at an unprecedented speed and scale. The report emphasizes that AI development led by a few tech giants is shifting from a capital-light to a capital-intensive growth model, with massive capital expenditures already having a substantial impact on the macroeconomy.

Key points include: there is a time lag between AI investment and returns; companies are financing early-stage investments through debt, increasing systemic leverage risk; the US economy is expected to break through the long-term 2% growth trend for the first time; investors should maintain risk appetite, focus on the US stock market, but be cautious of a potential AI bubble.

BlackRock recommends investors reduce blind risk diversification, instead taking a planned approach to risk-taking, and emphasizes that this is a golden period for active investing, with a focus on winners and losers in AI development.