"The future almost never arrives in straight lines. Whether it's technology, culture, or politics, changes and evolution often come slowly from year to year. But then, suddenly, there is a lurch. Saxo's outrageous predictions live in those lurches. They are not a house view or a forecast; they are low-probability, high-impact thought experiments designed to stretch the imagination and sharpen debate about what could happen if things leap forward in unexpected ways."
""Saxo's outrageous predictions cover a lot of ground this year. From a true extraterrestrial financial market and weight-loss drugs for pets to Taylor Swift helping to upend digital addiction among global youth, and something as outrageous as a US political event without turmoil. While the predictions are never about being right, but always about challenging consensus narratives. Perhaps in 2026, smooth sailing is the new outrageous," says John J. Hardy, global head of macro strategy at Saxo."
"In tech, take cryptography and imagine what happens if Q-Day suddenly arrives in 2026, the day that quantum machines can crack yesterday's digital locks effortlessly. Crypto collapses; gold screams to five figures; every bank and government scrambles to rebuild trust in a post-quantum security stack. Market impact: Volatility in quantum computing stocks, IBM, cybersecurity stocks, bitcoin and other digital assets, gold, banks, etc."
Predictions are presented as low-probability, high-impact thought experiments intended to stretch imagination and sharpen debate about sudden leaps. A hypothetical 2026 Q-Day where quantum machines crack current cryptography would collapse crypto, send gold to five figures, and force banks and governments to rebuild trust with post-quantum security. A cultural lurch triggered by a celebrity wedding could reverse digital addiction trends, boost fertility and household formation, and shift spending toward homebuilding, luxury, and travel while hurting social media stocks. Markets would experience volatility in quantum computing, cybersecurity, digital assets, and traditional financial sectors as culture and politics drive macro outcomes.
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