Australian Financial Review Quiz: Can You Beat Our Experts’ 21 Predictions for 2026?
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- Date Published
- 28 Dec 2025
- Priority Score
- 2
- Australian
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- 29 Dec 2025, 06:16 am
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Financial Review writers share their predictions for the new year – from artificial intelligence and interest rate rises to Donald Trump’s peace prize chances.
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The article includes predictions for 2026, covering topics such as the boom in artificial intelligence and its impact on the share market. While it surveys various geopolitical dynamics, the article provides a speculative outlook rather than a detailed analysis of AI's existential or catastrophic risks. The AI-related content is contextualized within broader market movements rather than focusing on safety policy or governance. Although the piece touches on AI advancements, it lacks significant depth on safety implications or policy measures aimed at mitigating catastrophic risks.
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Staff writersDec 29, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIt’s an understatement to say 2025 was chaotic. US President Donald Trump remade the old world order, although he was outmanoeuvred by China’s Xi Jinping and got nowhere with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The Middle East exploded, MAGA-style populists rose across Europe and the artificial intelligence boom drove a huge sharemarket surge. What could happen in 2026?Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreWorld marketsOpinionRussia-Ukraine warInterest ratesXi JinpingOscarsFIFA World CupBenjamin NetanyahuKeir StarmerDonald TrumpNobel PrizeAISussan LeyWisetech GlobalAppleLuxury propertyRich ListersAFR WeekendPerspectiveFetching latest articlesThe 10 top AFR Magazine reads of 2025The untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 years24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)The 5 biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2025James ThomsonLeaders fail because they don’t understand one thing, says this CEOBega CEO reveals his latest health obsession (it’s not only protein)The top Life & Leisure reads of 2025Life & LeisureLook sharp with a retro polo shirt and a limited-edition Tag HeuerThis is the wine young people are drinkingCash cow: WA dairy booms thanks to billionaire Gina Rinehart’s backingMark WembridgeCan you beat our experts’ 21 predictions for 2026?Billionaire Lederer wins battle for control over $270m property fund