lost among the news about ev production and pricing at tesla annual meeting were elon musk’s latest “macroeconomic prognostications” on inflation and recession while the tesla tickertsla chief executive the world’s richest man often reflects on the economy his current thinking about consumer behavior and the strength of the supply chain will be closely watched in a speech to shareholders that was also broadcast musk warned of “a mild recession for 18 months or something like that” adding “this is total speculation”