Don't fight the Fed, goes the saying in markets. Traders might want to add a new maxim: Don't bet against the U.S. economy.
Despite endless warning of an inevitable recession, the U.S. economy defiantly expanded 2% in the first quarter of this year. It was pushed up by a rebound in exports, which rose 7.8% after falling 3.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022.
More significantly, consumer spending jumped 4.2%, the fastest quarterly pace since the second quarter of 20...