InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Fed’s Kaplan says strong consumer will help the US economy avoid recession in 2020 By financialnews_rlv83x - November 14, 2019 0 201 Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said he does not expect the U.S. economy to enter a recession next year, and he was optimistic that the strong consumer can help the U.S. economy overcome potential headwinds.