UBS MD Jason Katz warns investors H2 2026 will be earnings-driven and cautions against catching a ‘falling knife,’ urging focus on corporate results and risk management.
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On Fox Business, UBS managing director Jason Katz used the "falling knife" image to warn investors about the second half of 2026, arguing the market remains earnings-driven and that buying into indiscriminate declines risks getting sliced. That matters because when leadership narrows, large-cap winners prop up indexes while participation collapses, making gains fragile and earnings misses far more punishing. Katz's warning echoes other strategists calling for capital preservation into midterm political noise and potential artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sector rotations, reminding disciplined investors to favor steady cash-flow profiles over momentum bets.