By Ellen Chang Economists said the U.S. is not in a recession currently, but one could start in 2023. In spite of a spirited political debate that has drawn in Elon Musk, economists, the Federal Reserve and Wall Street overwhelmingly agree that current economic data don’t show the U.S. in a recession. But the future is not so clear. Even though GDP has contracted for two consecutive quarters, including a decline of 0.9% for the second quarter, the Atlanta Federal Reserve is now estimating that GDP will rise by 2.1% in the third quarter. Raphael Bostic, the president of the Atlanta Fed said tha…