About Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has been a prominent voice at recent economic forums. In May 2026, speaking at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Dimon described the U.S. economy as “pretty good,” citing 2% growth and low unemployment, while noting that inflation was “ticking up.” He characterized the stock market as “exuberant,” adding that while corporate earnings were strong, there was “hype” in some areas and that low credit spreads represented a risk. Dimon repeatedly warned of “tectonic plate” geopolitical shifts, including the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Iran, remilitarization, and trade restructuring, which he said “dwarf the short-term economy.” He expressed a wish for more U.S. support for Ukraine and said he hoped the Iran war would “settle properly for us.”
Dimon also focused on domestic policy, advocating for what he called “good policy” over tax increases or new spending, and arguing that fixing regulation could boost growth by 1%. He discussed a meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, saying he had “said everything I wanted to say” and noted that mayors can fail if “ideology blinds them.” Dimon announced JPMorgan’s “American Dream Initiative,” which includes targets for mortgages, affordable housing, small-business banking, and financial education. On technology, he praised SpaceX as “extraordinary” and acknowledged that AI will create and replace jobs, but argued the U.S
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Narrator0:01
Highlights from the thriller in Atlanta. My exclusive interview with JPMorgan Chairman CEO Jamie Dimon.
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Jamie Dimon0:23
For the US, 4% is possible. Number two, the Fed also had to react. They raise rates more.
Worth 100 trillion dollars, 10 billion a month. That number will go to 53 a month. Very strong economy. I am not sure that is really consequential. There might be a point in time where the Fed isn't facing a favorable outcome. Inflation in 2019, inflation too high. They got to sell more.
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Interviewer1:04
Faster than people think. Tough to be the Fed. We have a strong economy giving a lot of leeway to do various things.
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Jamie Dimon1:11
Sounds like you are about comfortable with monetary policy slowly going away. Fiscal policy, spoil center stage. That is a disconnect. Growth is okay. Certain areas of the economy are firing on all cylinders. Trading, loan growth not where one would figure out. Part when launch, corporations have a choice. Get it from overseas. Do various things, delayed, may just be looking at the short run. So small, you know mortgages are fine. The economy is healthy. Somehow may end up.
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Interviewer2:05
How do you get more lending in housing for those lower FICO score people?
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Jamie Dimon2:11
Great question. I have been begging our government for service that mortgage hugely costly and risky. In addition, it's more comfortable to produce loans? So much litigation around it that a lot of lenders are much more reticent to make loans precisely to lower income households. In how big policy they got? They got to get in the room and finish that. If they do that, the cost of mortgage goes down for Americans, not only goes down for everybody. Every segment had we done the right thing, not going back to subprime, just opening up the requirements a little bit. We might have been doing half a trillion dollars more a year. And that alone is 0.2% growth. To help immediately make mortgages more accessible and cheaper for everybody, there is a pristine opportunity.
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Interviewer3:32
This president is criticized a lot. Skeptics questioning mental health. Is this something you are worried about?
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Jamie Dimon3:39
I don't like the politics of people insulting each other at all from anyone, ever. I just don't like it. It makes me kind of angry, kicking people down all that. I am uncomfortable. I focus on policy, policy, policy. I am not getting into personalities.
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Interviewer3:56
That is what I focus on too. Let's talk about it. You are chairman of the Business Roundtable. What does business want to see in terms of policy from this administration?
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Jamie Dimon4:05
Competitive tax reform. Now that was there. You didn't see any BRT. I didn't see them talking about individual. My personal they said we need for America. Got that. I think the next thing on the administration agenda is infrastructure. It is complex. There are highways, FAA, highway taxes, state and local. But it could be done. Permitting I mentioned before. Inner city school education I think we can all fix. When we call smart regulation, while would he do this, should do things to help the people left behind. I think we should expand earned income tax credit, better job education.
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Interviewer4:48
As you say, criticism on both sides is getting in the way. The infrastructure plan. I think these two sides can work together and get something done.
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Jamie Dimon4:59
But they should. If they are Americans and patriotic, infrastructure is something Democrats and Republicans both want.
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Interviewer5:06
Are you expecting to finance some of the infrastructure programs?
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Jamie Dimon5:15
Hi, Wisconsin tax credit will get. Highway tax bill more building into highways. If we get more infrastructure, obviously premier institutions do. In other financing you have to change policies and procedures to get that done.
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Interviewer5:31
Let me ask you about infrastructure. Talking about hundreds of billions.
