JPMorgan adds bitcoin to long-term forecasts with 10% base-case return

Bloomberg+1 · 5 hours ago
JPMorgan adds bitcoin to long-term forecasts with 10% base-case return
  • JPMorgan Asset Management projects a 10% annualized base-case bitcoin return over the next 10 years in its 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions report.
  • The bear case is -9.7% annually and the bull case is 17%, the first bitcoin range the asset manager has published.
  • The base case compares with projected 5.6% to 6.6% growth for U.S. bonds, 7.5% and 7.7% for U.S. large and small-cap equities, and 5.5% for gold.
  • JPMorgan Asset Management keeps a cautious stance, citing volatility and unstable correlations as obstacles to widespread portfolio inclusion.

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“speculative asset and a hedge against monetary easing”— Dr Sheena Shah and Dennis Cristallo
“It lacks a strategic role in portfolios other than as a bet on fiat currency expansion or future asset trading on blockchains”— Dr Sheena Shah and Dennis Cristallo

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