Morgan Stanley CEO is bullish on stocks, says the U.S. economy is ‘outperforming’ [Video]

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick on Thursday expressed optimism about the stock market, saying that the U.S. economy will continue to outperform in 2025.

“The world is still led by the U.S. consumer,” Pick told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” from the Morgan Stanley summit in Singapore. “Corporate balance sheets in the U.S. are on aggregate, terrific. And [the] new administration is talking about growth.”

He does acknowledge there will be some caution, due to factors including policy uncertainty, but “on the whole, people are are understandably continuing to be constructive.”

Pick said Morgan Stanley predicts that the broad-based S&P 500 will increase, pointing out that sectors like financials and industrials could perform with continued economic growth and some deregulation.

The S&P 500 has gained just over 24% year to date, while the Dow Jones Industrial Averagehas seen a …