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.
Jamie DimonThat's probably good, all things being equal, for emerging markets, not bad, even though it may not be great for all their currencies.
Jamie DimonWe've seen the volatility at dollar-yen, U.S. Treasurys, JGBs (Japanese government bonds), German bunds.
Jamie DimonMore people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.
Jamie DimonMy father and grandfather were stockbrokers, and they would actually take stock certificates from a vault, give it to a runner, and send it to another vault. Then somebody said, "Let's digitize it and have one vault." Now the DTCC clears and settles almost everything, and the cost of doing a trade is a tenth of what it was before.
Jamie Dimon