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Mark Wauck's avatar

So the latest buzz is that Trump is high on Elise Stefanik--who sounds like a nightmare.

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dissonant1's avatar

Yeah, it sounds like he is throwing in the towel after Iowa and jumping on the Trump train. But Dimon can be all over the place however it suits his purposes and audiences at a given time. This is the same guy who less than a year ago was all fascist/totalitarian on climate change:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/jp-morgan-ceo-suggests-government-seize-private-property-quicken-climate-initiatives

Of additional interest, however, is that Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday that while the market environment excluding geopolitical issues “feels better today” than a year ago, he was troubled by soaring U.S. debt levels. “I’m very concerned about the growing debt,” Solomon said. “It’s a big risk issue that we’re going to have to deal with and reckon with, it just might not happen in the next six months.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/17/jamie-dimon-warns-on-us-economy-in-2024-2025.html

THAT, together with Dimon's statements, is a clue that Wall Street forces want to reduce Fed spending/debt.

Does that translate into support for Trump? It must be remembered that Trump is not a fiscal conservative by definition or declaration. He believes in government spending and loose monetary policy as legitimate tools to stimulate the economy (and was irked at Powell for not going along with that):

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/trump-says-powell-and-the-fed-fail-again-have-no-guts-no-sense-no-vision.html

Maybe a reach out to Trump to test where he might be willing to go fiscally?

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AmericanCardigan's avatar

Perhaps Dimon and the other Wall street bankers positioning (bracing) for another potential "bail out" as banks take a bath forecasted for the next 12-24 months in the Real Estate market due to foreclosures/defaults. https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/us-real-estate-market-next-year-howard-lutnick

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johnycomelately's avatar

Dimon (mother’s surname Kalos) is as Greek as Sarkozy and Boris Johnson.

He is fighting for the elites that suckle from the teet of the Fed Reserve.

Peter Turchin’s ‘elite overproduction’ would suggest the (nationalist) US banking elite are at loggerheads with the new (globalist)informational elite.

I guess Dimon and Trump are the lesser evil.

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Its Just Me's avatar

Even people who don't care for Trump know that times are bad. My hope is that they put aside their dislike of the man and apprise where this country is in terms of morality, the rule of law, economics, military strength, etc.

Unfortunately, a lot of people have grown soft on moral issues. The sliver lining is the Left always goes too far. The transgender issue is a good example. People who might not like it, but will tolerate men dressing up as women, have a different take when the Left comes for their children.

Is anyone naive enough to think that CEOs, boards of directors, union leaders, the Media, the Deep State and politicians care about the common man? What has Biden done for the border, East Palestine and Maui?

He only cares about Ukraine, Israel and the Biden Family. Same with almost all of the elites.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Maybe he's just seeing which way the wind is blowing after Iowa.

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Jeff Cook-Coyle's avatar

He is the wind. Ok, God controls the wind. But Dimon has more control over the US economy than about any other human. Financial winds blow where he (and other NY Fed members) send it.

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James Baer's avatar

Endorsed Haley as the way forward? What a backward world we live in.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Dimon talking to Maria. Maria starts out talking that rate cuts are baked in for 2024. Dimon immediately pushes back:

KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat

Jamie Dimon is skeptical of expected rate cuts and a soft landing in 2024.

"2 trillion dollars of fiscal deficit. The infrastructure and IRA act. The green economy. The re-militarization of the world. The restructuring of trade. Are all inflationary. That looks a little more like the 1970s to me. People should be prepared that inflation comes down, bounces around 3, and maybe even bounces up a little bit."

12:15 PM · Jan 15, 2024

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Jeff Cook-Coyle's avatar

It has been Tom's dream for a couple of years that Dimon and the rest of the NY Fed will see their interests align with higher interest rates and a tighter dollar supply. The best part? Dimon gives the precise reasons why Tom wants it to happen.

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D F Barr's avatar

The guy knows how to profit from reality. How the world is, not some consensus narrative.

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ML's avatar

Either that or JD would prefer to avoid a 1789-like fate…

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ML's avatar

We’ll take it!

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Its Just Me's avatar

Well said.

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TedTheKitty's avatar

They didn't do anything to create what they rule. They came to the top through nepotism, corruption, etc.

In other words, late elites are the worst elites. They incompetent at anything except grabbing for power.

Brilliantly stated!

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