As oil roundtrips, AI booms, and US consumers spend, economists' Fed outlooks hit the extremes

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By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) – Is the second half of 2026 when the U.S. consumer finally cracks and leaves the economy gasping for breath, or will rising inflation and strong

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