Big Banks Beat Earnings, But Signal Economic Storm Clouds Ahead

Wall Street’s finest posted stellar earnings, but their executives sounded alarm bells that would make a fire marshal nervous. After watching the bank index plunge up to 16% since Apr. 2’s tariff announcement, CEOs from JPMorgan to BlackRock warned investors to brace for “considerable turbulence” ahead.
Banking on uncertainty: Dimon expects corporate earnings forecasts to plummet from +5% growth to potentially -5% in “the next month” as companies yank guidance amid tariff anxiety. While executives brace for a slowdown, there’s at least one silver lining — market chaos has Morgan Stanley’s equity trading desk laughing all the way to the bank, posting a 45% revenue surge.