Warning Issued That Alien Revelations Could Spark Financial Crisis

[Luis Gonzalez]

Warning Issued That Alien Revelations Could Spark Financial Crisis

PUBLISHED
JAN 19, 2026 AT 06:44 AM EST
By Marni Rose McFall
For Newsweek

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England.
McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and bankers can’t afford to dismiss alien life, and wrote to the governor of the Bank of England, urging him to organize a contingency plan in case the White House confirms alien existence.

Why It Matters

A 2021 study from the Pew Research Center found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that intelligent life exists beyond Earth. Some Americans, meanwhile, believe that there is proof of UFOs and alien life being concealed from the public by global governments. However, this belief is held by a significant minority.

President Donald Trump has previously indicated that his administration may declassify some information on the nature of extraterrestrial life. In 2025, the UFO documentary The Age of Disclosure made headlines, and its director Dan Farah said that Trump could reveal the existence of aliens.

https://www.newsweek.com/alien-warning-financial-crisis-bank-of-england-11380816