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JPMorgan Chase CEO: Market leverage remains at elevated levels, but says it does not yet pose a systemic threat.

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According to CNBC, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that leverage in current financial markets remains at elevated levels, with margin debt hitting an all-time high. Some borrowings are not directly classified as margin debt, but hidden in prime brokers, hedge funds, ETFs and U.S. Treasury arbitrage strategies. Dimon noted that high leverage increases the likelihood that a single investor or fund could quickly disrupt the market and trigger broader volatility. Recently, AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness faced margin calls after losing bets on leveraged tech stocks, forcing it to liquidate most of its listed stock portfolio. However, Dimon did not label the current leverage level as a systemic threat, stating that the overall market is still capable of absorbing the failure of individual institutions. He emphasized that the current environment differs from the 2008 financial crisis, when the real shock stemmed from impending massive losses in the mortgage market, not just leverage itself. Dimon also said that when market volatility rises, clearing firms and banks typically demand more collateral. At the same time, government deficits, infrastructure investment and global rearmament could reignite inflationary pressure and underpin higher long-term interest rates.

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