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Fortune
Eva Roytburg

Selling America is a ‘dangerous bet,’ UBS CEO warns as markets panic

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on January 20, 2026. (Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY—AFP/Getty Images)

Investors are “selling America” in spades Tuesday: The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest point since August; the U.S. dollar slid; and the traditional safe-haven metal investments—gold and silver—surged once again to record highs.

The CEO of UBS Group, the world’s largest private bank, thinks this market is making a “dangerous bet.”

“Diversifying away from America is impossible,” UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti told Bloomberg in a television interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. “Things can change rapidly, and the U.S. is the strongest economy in the world, the one who has the highest level of innovation right now.” 

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