Gold price at $10,000, quantum computing breakthrough causes panic, AI triggers full-scale crisis... This investment bank's "outrageous" 2026 predictions are here.

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Danish investment bank Saxo Bank has continued its tradition of over 20 years, releasing the "Outrageous Predictions" list for 2026, covering topics such as quantum computing panic, gold prices soaring to $10,000, and AI automation crisis.

On December 2, reports stated that Saxo Bank's chief market strategist John Hardy said some of the "outrageous predictions" for 2025 are already materializing. Among them, the prediction that Trump’s tariff policies would impact the dollar is coming true: The US dollar has fallen 8% this year and is set for its worst performance since 2017, with the expansion of the fiscal deficit and concerns over the Federal Reserve's independence being the main reasons for its weakness at the start of the year.

Another prediction was that Nvidia’s market capitalization would reach twice that of Apple’s. Though not fully realized, the chip maker’s market cap has risen 34% to $4.37 trillion, surpassing Apple’s $4.18 trillion. These cases provide a reference framework for the "outrageous predictions" of 2026.

The bank’s latest 2026 "outrageous predictions" include quantum computing breakthroughs, gold prices surging to $10,000, and large-scale failures of AI systems, with each scenario detailing the potential impact pathways on the market.

According to reports, Saxo Bank’s "Outrageous Predictions" series is an annual publication, featuring a range of forecasts described as "unlikely to occur but would have huge shocks to financial markets if they did."

These predictions do not reflect Saxo Bank’s official positions, but are intended to remind investors to consider possibilities that are often overlooked. Predictions for 2025 included "Trump 2.0" destroying the dollar, Nvidia’s market cap exceeding twice that of Apple, major insurance companies going bankrupt due to natural disasters, and electrification leading to the collapse of OPEC, among others.

Quantum Computing Breakthrough Triggers Financial Panic

According to reports, Saxo Bank strategist Neil Wilson predicts that quantum computers will make breakthroughs faster than expected, triggering panic in financial markets.

In this scenario, investors would flock to safe-haven assets like silver and gold, pushing gold prices to soar to $10,000. Quantum computing-related stocks, such as IBM and cybersecurity companies, would experience wild volatility.

AI Automation Crisis

Saxo Bank's investment strategy head Jacob Falkencrone predicts that by 2026, agent-style AI systems will be used to optimize, automate, and interconnect nearly everything, until a series of failures trigger a full-blown crisis.

Specific scenarios include: algorithmic errors causing flash crashes in the market, discovery of widespread AI-driven accounting irregularities, and robots in factories operating on erroneous AI instructions resulting in casualties.

This trillion-dollar-scale clean-up operation will see revenues surge for cybersecurity, audit, and consulting firms—those responsible for repairing, protecting, and streamlining code bases. Highly autonomous AI platforms will come under valuation pressure, and investors will turn to companies offering resilience, supervision, and human oversight.

Other Outrageous Predictions

Saxo Bank’s 2026 predictions list also includes other scenarios:

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding saves the global economy;

The US 2026 midterm elections proceed smoothly, sparking trends of unity and civility;

Widespread adoption of weight-loss drugs, even for pets;

SpaceX announces IPO;

A Fortune 500 company appoints an AI model as CEO.

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