June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Bancorp's (USB.N) Andy Cecere forecast a "moderate" recession that would be short and "not very deep in terms of severity," CEO of the lender said at a conference on Tuesday.
He also said one more interest rate hike was expected from the Federal Reserve in the summer.
The relentless monetary policy tightening has raised the odds of a recession as consumers cut down on discretionary spending, which is hurting loan demand.
U.S. Bancorp is seeing a drop in loan demand in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, Cecere said.
Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Andy Cecere, Cecere, Niket, Shinjini
Organizations:
Federal Reserve, U.S . Bancorp, Thomson
Locations:
Bengaluru