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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is not ready to declare victory over inflation. Speaking Wednesday shortly after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled that borrowing costs could climb again, the longtime banking chief argued that persistent price pressures remain a serious concern.

“I'm sympathetic to those who pay a higher price, but it's not clear to me it's over yet. It's not clear to me we've slayed inflation,” Dimon told Yahoo Finance in an interview.

The Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 25 basis points, its first increase in three years. Policymakers also projected at least one additional rate increase in 2026, leaving investors to confront the prospect that elevated borrowing costs may persist.

The central bank’s move lifted its interest rate range to 3.75% to 4%. The decision was followed by renewed pressure across financial markets as investors adjusted to the prospect of tighter monetary policy.

US stocks slipped after the announcement, while bond yields moved higher. The yield on the 10 year Treasury topped 5% once again during the week, adding another warning sign for borrowers and investors already navigating expensive capital.

The Dow dropped 600 points as bond yields surged following the Fed’s decision. The market reaction showed how quickly higher rates can ripple through equities when expectations for easier monetary policy are pushed aside.

Dimon has warned for years that inflation could remain more stubborn than many investors expect. In his April shareholder letter, he called inflation the “skunk at the party,” a description that captured his continuing skepticism about claims that the threat had passed.

Headline inflation was running at 3.4% in August. Against that backdrop, Dimon said “every business should be prepared for volatility” in interest rates, echoing warnings he has delivered previously.

His concern extends beyond current inflation readings. Dimon pointed to persistent inflation, global deficits and enormous demand for capital as forces that could continue applying upward pressure to interest rates.

That demand includes capital needed for AI, remilitarization and other infrastructure buildouts. In Dimon’s assessment, those competing demands could make the interest rate environment harder for businesses and investors to predict.

Even with those risks, Dimon did not say the economy was about to enter a downturn. Instead, he cited low unemployment, corporate profitability and rising business formation as evidence that the economy retains important areas of strength.

That distinction matters because Dimon’s warning is not a straightforward recession forecast. His message centers on uncertainty, the possibility of volatile rates and the danger of assuming inflation has been conclusively defeated.

“There are a lot of things out there which are quite dangerous,” Dimon said. “And how they sort out, I don't know.”

Dimon identified the labor market as the most important signal for determining whether those dangers are turning into broader economic stress. As long as employment remains resilient, the economy retains a major source of support.

He said rising unemployment is the point at which consumer credit losses and corporate credit losses emerge, while households begin reducing spending. Those developments would provide a clearer indication that economic risks were spreading beyond volatile markets and higher borrowing costs.

“That is the single most important thing for everybody,” Dimon said.

The Fed’s decision leaves businesses and markets balancing conflicting signals. Inflation remains above the level that would justify complacency in Dimon’s view, yet low unemployment, profitable corporations and new business formation continue to point toward underlying economic strength.

For investors, the immediate picture includes falling stocks, rising bond yields and the possibility of another rate increase in 2026. Dimon’s central warning is that inflation may still shape interest rates and financial conditions even as the economy avoids an imminent downturn.

The JPMorgan chief’s caution challenges the assumption that the inflation battle is safely in the past. With headline inflation at 3.4% in August and the 10 year Treasury yield again above 5%, markets face a policy environment that remains unsettled.

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