2026’s Breaking Point: A Market Reckoning

Every cycle has a breaking point. For 2026, Lee warns it could be the collision

of three forces: debt maturity walls, trillions in corporate and government debt rolling over at

higher rates; geopolitical realignments, supply chains shifting, alliances fracturing, and energy security

becoming paramount; technological disruption, AI and automation reshaping labor markets faster than

policy can adapt. The breaking point isn't necessarily a crash, but a reckoning.

Investors will be forced to confront whether portfolios built for the past decade can withstand

the realities of the next. When breaking points hit, fallout follows.

In past cycles, fallout meant bubbles bursting, recessions deepening, or currencies collapsing.