Charts to make you go WOW!!! 2026

Deutsche Bank

Jim Reid

Research

69 Pages

Deutsche Bank Research Institute uses a chart-heavy tour of today’s most striking macro and market extremes, with AI, semiconductors, U.S. equity concentration, fiscal deficits, and Japan at the center. The most eye-catching theme is how quickly AI has reshaped capital flows, market leadership, and global equity positioning, while also exposing fragilities in capex, valuations, and policy.

Key Takeaways

AI Capital Dominates: U.S. private AI investment reached $285.88bn in 2025, more than 20x China’s $12.41bn.
Tech Concentration Deepens: TMT companies, including Amazon and Tesla, now represent more than half of S&P 500 market cap.
Global Markets Skewed: The U.S. holds almost half of global equity market cap, despite 25% of GDP and 4.5% of population.
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