These 3 Potential 2026 Economic Headwinds Should Be On Your Radar
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Bret JensenInvesting Group LeaderFollow5ShareSavePlay(9min)CommentsSummaryEquities remain near all-time highs, despite growing worries about a potential AI bubble forming.However, the housing sector faces persistent weakness: low affordability, rising unemployment, and falling margins for builders like LEN signal another dismal year.Consumer debt stress is mounting, with student loan delinquencies and record-high credit card and auto loan defaults threatening large-ticket spending.Private credit and commercial real estate markets show rising delinquencies and opacity. More 'cockroaches' are likely to come to light in 2026.The article below discusses three potential and significant economic headwinds for 2026, outside a potential AI bubble popping. amgun/iStock via Getty Images Markets continue to be more than resilient even as concerns around a potential AI Bubble continue to increase. Equities remain trading near all-time highs despite recent disappointing quarterly results and/or guidance from AI related names This article was written byBret Jensen54.9K FollowersFollowBret Jensen has over 13 years as a market analyst, helping investors find big winners in the biotech sector. Bret specializes in high beta sectors with potentially large investor returns.Bret leads the investing group The Biotech Forum, in which he and his team offer a model portfolio with their favorite 12-20 high upside biotech stocks, live chat to discuss trade ideas, and weekly research and option trades. The group also provides market commentary and a portfolio update every weekend. Learn More.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.