Economics

Fed, Consumers Turn a Deaf Ear to Wall Street’s Recession Siren

  • Recession talk concentrated among banks, manufacturers, tech
  • Data back Fed’s argument that U.S. economy is in a good place
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s disagreement with Wall Street over recession risks is backed up by data showing that much of the talk is concentrated in a few industries with big megaphones -- manufacturing and banking.