This contrarian strategist says Trump is predictable and the Fed was never independent as he makes these bold calls

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Contrarian strategist Marko Papic predicts a boom in US housing, European equities, a weaker dollar, and a surge in industrial commodities for 2026.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bullish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 80% confidence.

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Source MarketWatch
Claim This contrarian strategist says Trump is predictable and the Fed was never independent as he makes these bold calls
AI inference Bullish · 80%
Generated 2026-01-13 08:07

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

The main bets Marko Papic makes for 2026 are a boom in U.S. housing, European equities, a weaker dollar and a surge in industrial commodities.

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Original article published by MarketWatch on January 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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