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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

Middle East war could spark global recession, say Wall Street experts

Being interviewed, seated
Jamie Dimon, chairman of JP Morgan, calls Israel’s war on Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘scary and unpredictable’. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters

A global recession could be set in motion by the conflict in the Middle East as the humanitarian crisis compounds the challenges facing an already precarious world economy, two of Wall Street’s biggest names have warned.

The downbeat comments come as the City braces for another gloomy update on the UK economy, with the Office for National Statistics due to provide an update on how it fared during the third quarter on Friday.

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