UBS CEO Says Market Volatility Will Surge for Rest of 2026
JOON HYOUNG LEE
Summary
- UBS said market volatility will surge through the rest of this year.
- CEO Sergio Ermotti said energy price pressure could act as a potential headwind for inflation.
- Ermotti said investors are unlikely to welcome such volatility and expects it to keep rising sharply through the rest of the year.
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UBS expects market volatility to surge over the remainder of this year.
BlockBeats reported on July 29 that UBS Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said in a recent interview that pressure from energy prices could pose a potential headwind for inflation, citing the macroeconomic backdrop, geopolitical tensions and sharp divergence among individual stocks and sectors in equity markets.
Investors are unlikely to welcome that volatility, Ermotti said. He added that he expects it to keep surging through the rest of the year.
JOON HYOUNG LEE
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