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Editorial: Sure, Jamie Dimon trashed central banks. But that was not his main point in Riyadh

Attendees attend a panel at Saudi Arabia's annual Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 25, 2023.

The Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is known as the Davos of the Desert. But whether the view is dunes or Alps, this is not exactly an ideal moment for schmoozing or noodling esoteric big ideas.

Not with the world in flames and widespread fears of an escalating crisis on multiple fronts in the Middle East.

Nonetheless, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase jetted into Riyadh this week to yak with other forecasters and top executives, including Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, and keep cozy with that nation’s huge sovereign wealth fund, holding

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