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Don't do anything stupd. And don't waste money. Let everybody else waste money and do stupid things then we'll buy them.

Jamie Dimon

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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New York City
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The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation.
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I do believe that some of these regulations made the markets more volatile, and it remains to be seen how bad that can be.
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I agree with people who say we want more income equality we want more consumer protection and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.
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More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.
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I think normalization is a good thing.
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We take smaller companies and middle-sized companies, all around the world, and we do currency exchange for them we raise bonds and equities for them and we do inventory finance, trade finance, and custody of assets.
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As countries get wealthier - all of them, together - you're going to have financial assets. That is a good thing. You could argue the assets were traded too much, or that they're too highly valued, or too leveraged.
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If you have the choice, it's far better to say, That person has the job, and they really don't need that much of my oversight. Maybe they don't need any of it.
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Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a good use of capital. I think that's normal reallocation of capital.
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The question is how do you do it [more consumer protection] so that it actually works that way? And that takes analysis, and sometimes collaboration between government and business, to understand how that works.
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I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.
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I believe it's a good thing that people say, Can we find a way to live together in peace? And they did, for the most part.
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Usually, something that is fairly expected is already factored in. I also think that you have to think that America is raising rates because the economy is getting stronger.
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It can take a long time to get the rules in place that are conducive to growing, sometimes.
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Part of [Japanese companies] growing and expanding around the world is ... going to help the Japanese keep their lifestyles [despite Japan's] demographics, as a declining population, and [to] make it more conducive to women to go to work, I think, is a plus.
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I'm not going to name anybody, but I think there are about five to 10 global institutions that will emerge as our primary competitors across the board. They're adjusting to this new world, like we are.
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If the government wants to do social policy, it should not be done in a quasi-public company. If you have a mortgage guarantee company which is done by the U.S. government, it should be guaranteed by the originators, i.e., the shareholder.
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I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.
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We had a lot of gridlock on a lot of issues. But, the American system is pretty resilient.
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Prime Minister Modi [Narendra] is strong enough, and he's accomplished much.
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