Fed Expects “Mild Recession” This Year

Stocks fell at the end of trading on Wednesday after recently released FOMC meeting minutes revealed that staffers at the U.S. Federal Reserve expect the U.S. economy to fall into a recession later this year. While Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision, described the banking sector as “sound and resilient,” FOMC staff said they believe that a “mild recession” is on the horizon.

“Given their assessment of the potential economic effects of the recent banking-sector developments, the staff’s projection at the time of the March meeting included a mild recession starting later this year, with a recovery over the subsequent two years,” the minutes stated.

The minutes added that “market-based measures of policy expectations suggested that the federal funds rate would reach a peak in May 2023 and that the target range would then move lower.”

After the minutes were released, the S&P 500 closed down 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 83 points or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.8%.

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