PANews reported on November 17 that Morgan Stanley forecasts a target price of 7,800 for US stocks by the end of 2026 and expects US stocks to outperform other regions.
In addition, the agency upgraded its rating on U.S. small-cap stocks relative to large-cap stocks to "overweight," while also adjusting the ratings of some sectors, upgrading the consumer discretionary sector from "underweight" to "overweight" and the healthcare sector from "neutral" to "overweight."
Morgan Stanley also predicts that the dollar index will fall to 94 in the first half of 2026, before rebounding to 99 by the end of the year.


While Silicon Valley dominates Web2, emerging markets like the UAE and Singapore lead DePIN adoption with better regulations and real infrastructure needs. Opinion by: Yanal M. Hammouda, head of market expansion at WingbitThe decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) sector saw $150 million of capital flow during Q1 2025, with a projected market size of $3.5 trillion by 2028. Yet the most significant development isn’t the capital raised but where these networks operate. Emerging markets like the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America — rather than Silicon Valley — are driving the future of DePIN adoption. Read more
