Jamie Dimon on rates of interest: ‘I’m not certain the world is ready for 7%’

Going from zero to 2% was almost no increase. Going from zero to 5% caught some people off guard, but no one would have taken 5% out of the realm of possibility. I am not sure if the world is prepared for 7%.


— Jamie Dimon

That’s JPMorgan
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Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, speaking to the Times of India, per week after the Federal Reserve stored rates of interest regular in a variety between 5.25% and 5.5% and flagged one final charge hike for this financial cycle.

That makes Dimon significantly extra hawkish than his personal economists — who simply count on another charge hike — or the markets basically.

While monetary markets don’t essentially envision a world with 7% rates of interest, they’re adjusting to a higher-for-longer stance on the Fed.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury
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jumped one other 10 foundation factors on Monday to the very best stage in almost 16 years. The yield on the 30-year
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has surged as effectively, reaching its highest stage in additional than 12 years. The S&P 500
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did handle to advance on Monday regardless of lengthy yields rising, however the index is 5% under its late July highs.

In the interview, Dimon stated the worst case could be 7% rates of interest with stagflation. “If they are going to have lower volumes and higher rates, there will be stress in the system. We urge our clients to be prepared for that kind of stress,” he stated.

One fear Dimon doesn’t share, nevertheless, is the mixture of social media and digital banking. “Social media and online banking existed during the great financial crisis. Only a handful of banks had the problem — Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank and Signature. Other banks did not have a problem,” he stated. “The problem of interest rate exposure was known to everyone. I do not think we want a system where no bank ever fails.”

Dimon was talking to the newspaper after JPMorgan’s resolution so as to add India to its emerging-market authorities bond index. “It is a very good thing for India to be part of the index because it has other ramifications and implications about transparency and the country’s growth. So, it will help equity flows into India,” he stated.

Source web site: www.marketwatch.com

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