New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- HSBC Private Bank has outlined four main priorities for investors as they move into 2026, highlighting opportunities created by artificial intelligence, rising investment spending, and the need for greater diversification.

In a recent investment outlook report, HSBC noted that the global economy is beginning to look like "a busy building site, especially in the US," driven by rapid adoption of AI, cloud computing, and investment in data centres, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

The bank, in its outlook, adviced investors that they should focus first on looking "across and beyond AI for equity returns."

"We look across and beyond AI for equity returns as opportunities widen even more than in 2025 and we want to a...