Inflation and interest rates may continue to remain elevated in the U.S. due to exorbitant government spending according to Jamie Dimon, the CEO of America’s largest bank.
“It is important to note that the economy is being fueled by large amounts of government deficit spending and past stimulus,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO wrote in an annual letter to shareholders.
“There is also a growing need for increased spending as we continue transitioning to a greener economy, restructuring global supply chains, boosting military expenditure and battling rising health care costs,” he added.
“This may lead to stickier inflation and higher rates than markets expect.”
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“While inflation has fallen considerably from a peak of 9.1%, progress has largely flatlined since the summer. Investors have steadily dialed back their expectations as central bank officials signal they are in no rush to cut, and that incoming economic data will guide their decision,” Fox Business reported, noting that, despite the rising rates, “the S&P 500, the broadest measure of the U.S. stock market, is hovering at an all-time high.”
Dimon, however, seemed more skeptical.
“These markets seem to be pricing in at a 70% to 80% chance of a soft landing – modest growth along with declining inflation and interest rates,” he wrote. “I believe the odds are a lot lower than that.”
He cautioned against the government’s continued spending in efforts to offset the economy, saying deficits “are even larger and occurring in boom times – not as the result of a recession – and they have been supported by quantitative easing, which was never done before the great financial crisis.”
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The economy may also be impacted by growing artificial intelligence, Dimon noted.
“We are completely convinced the consequences will be extraordinary and possibly as transformational as some of the major technological inventions of the past several hundred years: Think the printing press, the steam engine, electricity, computing and the Internet, among others,” he told shareholders in his letter.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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