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US defaulting on debt is 'potentially catastrophic': JPMorgan CEO

May 13, 2023 03:14 AM

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday warned of the unprecedented economic harm if the US defaults on its debt amid a failure by lawmakers to raise the country's debt ceiling.

A default "is potentially catastrophic", Dimon said, adding, "The closer you get to it, you will have panic...Markets will get volatile, maybe the stock market will go down."

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