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The email, titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, was sent to Tesla executives on Thursday, and underscored an increasingly gloomy economic outlook for the globe, as prices soar and war in Ukraine passes its 100th day.
The message from Musk came shortly after Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), described the challenges facing the U.S. economy as akin to a “hurricane”.
Here is reaction to the comments:
FRANCOIS SAVARY, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, PRIME PARTNERS
“At the end of the day it’s easy to make such comments. Everyone has fears but there is no sign yet to justify such a negative outlook.”
“There is a risk of recession yes … but … you need to see numbers heading in that direction and so far there are none.”
“It will depend a lot on what happens in the labour market. If we have a significant deterioration of U.S. labour markets over the summer, then … there is a risk of recession next year.”
CARSTEN BRZESKI, GLOBAL HEAD OF MACROECONOMIC RESEARCH, ING
“Musk’s bad feeling is shared by many people,” said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macroeconomic research at Dutch bank ING.
“We’re talking about stagnation and a global economy which has to go through significant structural change, such as decarbonisation, deglobalisation and adjusting to older societies.”
“But we are not talking about global recession. We expect a cooling of the global economy towards the end of the year. The U.S. will cool off, while China and Europe are not going to rebound.”
“Laying off workers, however, is not the best reaction. We will need skilled workers more than ever in the future. This could turn into firing and then hiring,” he said.
