JPMorgan just slashed 2026 stock market outlook again

In late 2025, the banking giant JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) was responsible for the street-high S&P 500 forecast for 2026 of 8,000 points, but it has, in more recent months, engaged in multiple target downgrades.Specifically, after first dropping the estimate to 7,500, the company again lowered the prediction to 7,200 in late March. Thus, instead of the originally anticipated 16.65% rise in 2026 from 6,858 to 8,000, a 5% rise is expected.Simultaneously, while JPMorgan apparently still estimates that the benchmark ...