Deutsche Bank survey reveals what troubles investors most in 2026 – and what doesn’t
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Deutsche Bank survey reveals what troubles investors most in 2026 – and what doesn’tListen(3 min)Listen(3 min)A survey conducted by Deutsche Bank in the last week identified the risks that trouble investors most about 2026. Perhaps what was most surprising about the responses from 440 asset managers was not what worried them, but what didn’t.Among those things that investors didn’t think could go wrong, but very clearly have done within recent memory and seriously rattled financial markets at the time, were the possibilities of a global pandemic (for which no one voted) Middle Eastern tension escalating dangerously (1) a global trade war (3%), Taiwan becoming a global flashpoint (just 5%) or France experiencing a major political or financial crisis.About the AuthorJules Rimmer is a markets reporter in London.Rimmer spent more than 30 years as a trader and stockbroker in financial markets, starting at Salomon Brothers in the Liar's Poker era, taking in ING Barings, Jefferies and ending it in emerging markets at Investec. He hung up his headset and pivoted to journalism in 2021.Copyright © 2025 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved.