Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Dimon Says Fiscal Cliff May Be Reached Before Year-End

Bloomberg reports:
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, testifying to a U.S. Senate panel, said the government is risking an earlier-than-expected fiscal crisis as policy makers stay deadlocked on taxes and the budget.

“The one thing to keep in mind about the fiscal cliff is it may not wait until Dec. 31,” Dimon, 56, said today before the Senate Banking Committee, which called him to answer questions about a $2 billion trading loss. “Markets and businesses may start taking actions before that, that create a slowdown in the economy.”
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