The U.S. economy has a better chance of avoiding a recession in the next 12 months following recent
"We are cutting our probability that a U.S. recession will start in the next 12 months further from 25% to 20%," Hatzius wrote in a report published Monday. "The main reason for our cut is that the recent data have reinforced our confidence that bringing inflation down to an acceptable level will not require a recession."
Hatzius cited "strong fundamental reasons" to expect an ongoing easing in inflationary pressures after a July 12 Bureau of Labor Statistics
Moreover, while the Federal Reserve is set to raise its benchmark interest rate again next week, it will probably mark the last in a string of increases that began last year, he said.
"We do expect some deceleration in the next couple of quarters, mostly because of sequentially slower real disposable personal income growth — especially when adjusted for the resumption of student debt payments in October — and a drag from reduced bank lending," Hatzius wrote.
"But the easing in financial conditions,