More than 60% of CEOs predict a recession or slowdown in the coming months: 'This uncertainty needs to stop'

Ray Dalio speaking (Credit: Getty Images—Bloomberg)

• CEOs are worried about tariffs and economic uncertainty—so much so that 62% of them predict a recession or slowdown is coming. Some top executives have said publicly they see a recession, including Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon. Some banks have also recently adjusted their recession odds.

The name of the economic game recently has been uncertainty. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policies against some of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners, the stock market has been on a tumultuous roller-coaster ride, and consumer sentiment has worsened.