Stock Market Crash In 2026? Fed Chair Jerome Powell Has An Urgent Warning For Investors

The S&P 500 has added 1.5% year to date, and the benchmark index currently sits within half a percentage point of its all-time high. However, several Federal Reserve officials (including Chair Jerome Powell) have warned investors that stock prices are elevated by historical standards.

Wall Street anticipates double-digit gains in the S&P 500 in the remaining months of 2026, but a stock market drawdown (or even a crash) is well within the realm of possibility. Here's what investors should know.

This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.