How strong is the US economy? Depends on which party you ask

Experts say snarled supply chains continue to drag down the economy. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Republican chair of the Federal Reserve doesn’t think it’s happening. Neither does the Democratic president, Joe Biden, nor do a good number of economists.

And yet, many Americans appear to believe the world’s largest economy is in a recession, creating yet another liability for Biden in the run-up to November’s midterm elections, where voters are already inclined to hand Republicans control of at least one chamber of Congress.