Trends

Emerging themes driving global conversations around growth opportunities, trade, wealth and technology

  • Financing the data centre boom

    Millions of servers are running 24/7 to power the global AI data centre boom. McKinsey research suggests meeting this demand will require c.US$6.7 trillion in global capital expenditure by 2030.

    The rapid growth of the data centre market
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  • The global economy is being rewired

    In our survey, 72% of respondents anticipated moderate to significant repositioning of their businesses over the next three years, as they reassess where they operate and how they invest.

    Business leaders and institutional investors are recalibrating where they operate, invest and allocate capital.

    Michael Roberts, CEO, HSBC Bank Plc and CEO, Corporate and Institutional Banking, HSBC

    Explore more findings from our ‘New Networks of Capital: The World Rewired (opens in new window) ’ report and find out more about our Global Investment Summit (opens in new window).

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  • Energy storage: The fastest-growing cleantech

    Energy storage is a key energy transition enabler that will drive transformation across power systems, buildings and industry.

    Charles Swabey, HSBC Global Investment Research

    Global battery storage installations grew at a 66% compound annual rate from 2014-24 – around twice as fast as solar power installations – and capacity could quadruple by 2030, figures suggest.

    Explore more findings from HSBC Global Investment Research’s ‘Energy storage: the great enabler (opens in new window) ’ report.

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  • Across the globe, wealth associated with art and collectibles could rise to US$2.86 trillion in 2026, up from US$2.17 trillion in 2022, according to Deloitte.

    The urge to collect art is driven by very different desires to those behind building a stock or bond portfolio and its ‘value’ can mean different things to different people and at different points in time.

    Russell Prior, HSBC Private Bank

    The similarities between art and private markets
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  • The advancing economic integration across ASEAN

    Despite the macro and geopolitical uncertainty, investors continue to be very constructive on ASEAN as a growth region.

    Gilbert Ng, Head of Banking, HSBC Singapore

    Read our ‘Business Guide to ASEAN’ report (opens in new window) to learn more about how businesses can harness the new economy, sustainability and the ASEAN growth opportunity.

    The state of the Southeast Asia consumer economy
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  • How hyper-personalisation is transforming banking

    Hyper-personalisation is a global megatrend, driven by advancements in technology and consumer demand.

    Bojan Obradović, Group Head of Innovation and Digital Partnerships, HSBC

    Hyper-Personalisation in Banking

    Read more from Bojan about why ‘Hyper-personalisation is critical for all banks’ and how we’re strategically investing in this megatrend.

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