Top economist Mark Zandi pinpoints exactly how much oil can rise before it tips the US economy into recession

Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Analytics, says he believes firms are approaching a "Cortes moment" with AI adoption.

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• Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi sees a US recession as increasingly likely.
• Oil could be the catalyst, with a sustained rise to $125 per barrel marking a tipping point.
• Zandi has warned before that it wouldn't take much to tip the US into a recession.

Oil has been flagged by forecasters...