Ken Griffin Warns Taiwan Blockade Could Shrink US Economy 8% in 6 Months
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Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jul 9
Ken Griffin Warns Taiwan Blockade Could Shrink US Economy 8% in 6 Months
2 articles · Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jul 9
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An 8% U.S. economic contraction within six months could follow a Chinese blockade of Taiwan, Ken Griffin said, arguing the shock would come from losing access to TSMC's chip supply.
At the same Goldman Sachs symposium, the Citadel founder also attacked rising socialist sentiment, saying high taxes and weak public services are pushing Wall Street firms out of blue states.
Griffin singled out New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders, contrasting their politics with China's market reforms, which he said helped lift about 800 million people out of poverty over 40 years.
He also questioned the corporate AI boom, recalling a dinner with top CEOs about two years ago where executives praised AI but offered no examples of it materially changing their businesses.
The remarks extend Griffin's earlier criticism of New York's business climate; Citadel moved its headquarters to Miami after the pandemic and is building a 1.7 million-square-foot office tower there.