U.S. recession 'likely' in the near term -CIO

STORY: The consumer confidence index dropped 4.5 points to a reading of 98.7 in June, a Conference Board survey showed, as consumers anticipated economic growth would weaken significantly in the second half of the year due to rising inflation.

Tuesday's batch of economic data raised doubts on the U.S. economy's resilience to withstand hefty interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.