Donald Trump's tariffs crisis 'likely' to spark recession, says JPMorgan Chase CEO
Jamie Dimon - an adviser often called upon by administrations in crisis - has shared his recommendations for Donald Trump as markets continue to struggle in the wake of the tariffs.
Wednesday 9 April 2025 22:26, UK
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has said Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are "likely" to spark a recession.
Jamie Dimon is one of the most prominent voices in corporate America and has regularly been consulted by administrations during times of crisis.
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A recession is when there are at least six months of economic contraction in gross domestic product (GDP), the total value of goods and services produced over a specific period.
Appearing on US channel Fox Business, Mr Dimon said: "I think probably [a recession is] a likely outcome."
"When you see a 2000-point decline [in the Dow Jones Industrial Average], it sort of feeds on itself, doesn't it," he continued.
Offering advice for the Trump administration, Mr Dimon called for the US government to make fast progress on trade agreements with other countries.
"Take a deep breath, negotiate some trade deals. That's the best thing they can do," he said. "I'm taking a calm view. But I think it could get worse if we don't make some progress here."
JPMorgan has "lost a couple of bond deals already" as clients overseas have said they would rather do business with local banks, the CEO added.
Mr Trump's baseline 10% tariffs came into force on Saturday 5 April and his tougher levies - including 20% for the European Union - were implemented at 5am today.
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China faces the highest tariff of 104% after the US president hiked the rate following a retaliation from Beijing.
Amid escalating fears of a global trade war, markets have struggled in the wake of the tariffs with Wall Street suffering its worst week since 2020 and Asian stock markets tumbling dramatically.
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The US president is showing no signs of backing down though, and minutes after US markets opened showing slight drops today, he posted on his Truth Social platform: "BE COOL!"
"Everything is going to work out well," he continued. "The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!"