Economic conditions & trends

Dimon Warns of 2026 Recession Risk Amid AI Bubble Concerns

Published OCT 9 2025

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Above: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during a Bloomberg TV interview in London, U.K., on Oct. 7, 2025. Image credit: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Facts

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, expressed concerns about the potential for a U.S. market correction in the next six months to two years during an interview with the BBC on Wednesday.
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Dimon said he was “far more worried than others” about a potential crash, adding he would “price in” a greater probability of a correction than the market due to heightened uncertainty stemming from geopolitics, fiscal spending and global remilitarization.
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In a separate interview with Bloomberg, the CEO reaffirmed his observations, stating that the U.S. was currently in a bull market but that a recession may occur in 2026, citing job losses, inflation and trade wars as prominent risk factors.
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On AI, Dimon told the BBC that the technology “will pay off” in the end, but warned that, like previous technology booms such as the car and television, most investors will fail to do well, and that some money invested would “probably be lost.”
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Dimon’s remarks echo the findings of the Bank of England, which reported a greater risk of a market correction and noted similarities between AI and the dot-com bubble, stating that “material bottlenecks” to AI progress and conceptual breakthroughs may harm AI valuations.
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Despite these concerns, major U.S. stock indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, maintained trading at record highs, with the Nasdaq gaining 1% on Wednesday.
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The Spin

Techno-optimist narrative

Instead of forecasting a coming correction, the rising valuations of AI companies illustrate the market’s confidence in the long-term prospects of AI and its earnings. This observation is reflected in the billions announced in AI infrastructure investments and the increase in AI usage worldwide, revealing signs that this is a genuine technological revolution rather than a bubble.

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Techno-skeptic narrative

The AI bubble may be approaching a dot-com moment. While AI valuations continue to skyrocket, serious questions about the technology remain unanswered, such as what the effects will be of material bottlenecks to AI technological progress and breakthroughs. If the expected revenues from AI investment do not arrive, a crash may well be on the cards.

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