During the crisis, financiers rightly pointed out that JPM and several other major firms were islands of stability in the financial storm. But had the London Whale losses occurred then, JPM would not have been on the list of sound financial institutions, undermining confidence further and potentially making the crisis that much worse.
更糟糕的是，经济也可能进一步遭遇打击。在危机期间，金融家正确地指出，JPM和其他一些大银行是金融风暴中的稳定之岛。但如果接着发生伦敦鲸损失，JPM就将被可靠金融机构名单除名，进一步打击信心，并有可能让危机严重恶化。