JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. economy is "booming," citing higher corporate profits and low unemployment, in remarks at the Wall Street Journal's Leadership Institute. He said neither corporations nor consumers are overleveraged and that surging AI infrastructure spending is boosting growth, though the buildout could eventually have a deflationary effect. Dimon warned that geopolitical conflicts, including the Iran war that began in late February and the Ukraine war, could disrupt the world economy in unexpected ways. He acknowledged that the economy will eventually go through a cycle but declined to say when a downturn might occur. His comments followed JPMorgan's weaker-than-expected third-quarter profit.
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