S&P 500 Primed To Surge Higher Amid Prospects of a ‘Pretty Good’ 2026, Says Morgan Stanley’s Chief US Equities Strategist – Here’s the Target

Morgan Stanley chief investment officer Mike Wilson says that US stocks are likely to keep climbing this year as the 2026 outlook for earnings improves.

In a new interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Wilson says that the S&P 500 may gain more than 860 points from its current level after Trump’s trade policies have become clearer.

“7,200 has been our bull case [for the S&P 500]. And what we said recently is that we’re leaning more towards that case, because that’s an earnings story. And that was our call six months ago. As we laid this out, we said, look, the first half is going to be tough. They’re going to kitchen sink it. We’re going to do all the negative growth stuff, and then

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