Van Eck's Q1 2026 Market Outlook: Risk On, Baby! | Jan van Eck

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Jan 11, 2026

Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck and a leading authority in asset management, shares insights on the market outlook for 2026. He discusses a 'Risk On' year with improving fiscal deficits and implications for monetary policy. Jan highlights the easing inflation pressure and the gradual impact of AI on jobs. He points out the resurgence of gold as a global currency and offers cautious views on Bitcoin, while identifying promising opportunities in private credit and select cryptocurrencies. Don’t miss his asset checklist for 2026!

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INSIGHT

AI Demand Big But Less Parabolic

Underlying AI compute demand remains very large even as token growth moderates from parabolic peaks.
Costs to process tokens are falling, and AI adoption is embedding into workflows and software agents.

ADVICE

reload AI Allocations Selectively

Reassess AI exposures: weakly capitalized players were disciplined and many prices reset downward.
Consider reloading AI allocations where fundamentals remain strong at lower prices.

INSIGHT

Mega-Caps' Scale Sustains Valuations

MAG7 firms still enjoy scale-driven profitability and earning growth despite valuation worries.
Jan remains comfortable owning these mega-cap AI beneficiaries because profit growth underpins valuations.

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Today we have the great fortune of having the return appearance of one of the most respected capital allocators in the business: Jan van EckJan is CEO of vanEck, an asset management firm with over $100 billion in assets under management invested across its wide family of ETFs and funds, spanning equity, bond, commodity, digital and regional asset classes.As we've done the past several quarters now, Jan and I will spend the next hour discussing his Q1 macro and market outlooks, as well as where he sees the biggest opportunities for investors right now.

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