HomeNewsBusinessMarketsEquity values are at the high end of the valuation range: JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon

Equity values are at the high end of the valuation range: JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon

The Chairman and CEO of the bank wrote that the odds of a soft landing are much lower than what the market is factoring in.

April 09, 2024 / 23:06 IST
Story continues below Advertisement
The Chief of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon said, "Small changes in interest rates today may have less impact on inflation in the future than many people believe."
The Chief of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon said, "Small changes in interest rates today may have less impact on inflation in the future than many people believe."

Equity values, by most measures, are at the high end of the valuation range, wrote Jamie Dimon, in his annual letter to the shareholders.

He added that the credit spreads are "extremely tight". Given these, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JP Morgan Chase believes that the markets are pricing in a 70-80 percent chance of a soft landing, a perspective that Dimon does not share.

Story continues below Advertisement

Dimon believes that that odds of a soft landing--modest growth along with declining inflation and interest rates--are much lower than that. JP Morgan Chase is prepared for US interest rates to go even up to eight percent.

Dimon wrote, "We have ongoing concerns about persistent inflationary pressures and consider a wide range of outcomes to manage interest rate exposure and other business risks."