According to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas violence in the Middle East could negatively impact the global economy. The world was already reeling from Covid-19’s shocks to the financial sector.
A tight labor market, high government debt levels, fears of burgeoning inflation, and the longer-term effects of quantitative tightening are among the challenges the US economy faces, according to Dimon.
However, the banker warned that worsening geopolitical conditions could exacerbate the situation.
The Ukraine war compounded by last week’s attacks on Israel may have far-reaching impacts on energy and food markets, global trade, and geopolitical relations. According to him, this is the most dangerous time in decades,” he said in a quarterly report published on Friday.
Dimon told CNN that American bank executives are climbing the wall of worry, pointing out how markets can gain despite global instability and crises.
The JPMorgan chief noted that they do a hundred stress tests every week. “Usually geopolitics manifests itself as a deep recession or a mild recession… And markets doing well is no guarantee that they will continue to perform well,” he said.
The founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, warned earlier that the Israel-Palestine conflict may have far-reaching consequences for the entire world.
According to Dalio, this war is likely to have harmful effects on a number of places beyond Israel and Gaza, and it is likely to lead to several other conflicts of different types in a number of places.
“The Israel-Hamas war represents another step towards a more violent and comprehensive international conflict,” he said.
In the aftermath of Hamas’ unprecedented attack – launched following decades of Israeli brutality toward innocent civilians – thousands of lives have been lost and another thousand wounded.
Global oil prices have risen as a result of the violence in the region.
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