JP Morgan numbers ‘modestly disappointing’, says Dimon

January 20, 2012 12:00 am

JP Morgan kicked off the US investment bank reporting season last Friday and set the tone for its peers, reporting numbers that CEO Jamie Dimon described as “modestly disappointing”.

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