JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon proclaimed that there is no need to use the term ‘hurricane’ when discussing the American economy, although there are ‘storm clouds’ that could potentially turn into one.
JPMorgan Chief Talks US Economy
The global investment bank’s leader, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, talked about the US economy during an interview with Fox Business on Tuesday.
When talking about the possibility of an economic storm, Dimon stated:
You shouldn’t be using the word hurricane.
He went on to explain: “What I said was that there are storm clouds that could evolve. People said, ‘He doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal.’ No, those storm clouds could become a hurricane.”
The CEO of JPMorgan clarified that he is not predicting any specific situation and that his warnings may change. He commented: “I think we need to understand that I’m not forecasting one or the other, I’m just saying, be a little bit prepared for both.”
Despite the current uncertain economic environment, Dimon remained optimistic about the future of the American consumer. “The consumer remains strong,” he said. “Their balances are in good shape. They’re spending 10% more than before Covid. Companies that are in good shape have more in their checking account and that is driving a strong economy.”
Regarding the oil crisis, the JPMorgan leader said: “It has escalated because of Russia, Ukraine, oil, energy, food, quantitative tightening.”
Is it enough to raise rates to 5%? This is having a major impact on the smaller nations, the poor countries, and those who depend on imported oil.
He believes that the current uncertainty “may very well be mitigated”, resulting in a “sort of mild Goldilocks recession”. However, he also warned: “But it may not. So, I’m still on the cautious side of this one.” Last October, Dimon said that a recession could occur within six months, and in August he said that something worse than a recession was on the horizon.
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