KARL WADENSTEN, second from left, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc., speaks during the panel discussion at Providence Business News' 2023 Economic Trends Summit in Providence on Jan. 26. Also on the panel from left, Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at Strategas; Peter R. Phillips, senior vice president and chief investment officer at Washington Trust Wealth Management; Julietta Georgakis, chief of staff for the R.I. Executive Office of Commerce; and Kevin Casey, vice president of sales at Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal. At far right is PBN Editor Michael Mello, the moderator. / PBN PHOTO FILE/MIKE SKORSKI
Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at Strategas Research Partners, expects the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate until it maxes out at 5.25% and that the state and nation will be in a recession by early this summer. Tzitzouris, both a panelist and keynote speaker at Providence Business News’ Jan. 26…