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JP Morgan says stock market rally will fade

The US multinational thinks it is ‘too early’ to say a recession is off the table

Signs that inflation remains a persistent problem in the US are starting to show. Picture: Getty

Stock investors that have turned too optimistic about the economic outlook are setting up for disappointment, according to JP Morgan strategists.

It’s too early to say a recession is off the table following the Federal Reserve’s aggressive hiking campaign, especially since monetary policy’s impact on the economy can have a lag of one to two years, a team led by Mislav Matejka wrote in a note.

The central bank is likely to pivot only in ...