J.P. Morgan CEO’s 45-Page Annual Letter is Out. Here Are The Key Takeaways.

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Like Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to J.P. Morgan shareholders is closely watched and read by businessmen and investors alike.

Dimon’s letter bears valuable insights on the future of the American economy, geopolitics, and a changing world order.

Here’s what to know from the J.P. Morgan CEO’s 45-page remarks.

We are facing challenges at every turn: a pandemic, unprecedented government actions, a strong recovery after a sharp and deep global recession, a highly polarized U.S. election, mounting inflation, a war in Ukraine and dramatic economic sanctions against Russia.

But during this difficult time, we have a moment to put aside our differences, offer solutions and work with others in the Western world to come together in defense of democracy and essential freedoms, including free enterprise.

Dimon opens the letter by introducing the confluence of three major forces that the U.S. is facing:

• A strong U.S. economy with COVID-19 mostly in the rearview mirror
• High inflation, resulting in interest hikes and reversal of quantitative easing
• War in Ukraine and its impact on the global economy…