Traders work on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange
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  • The US economy is barreling toward a serious recession, DoubleLine Capital's Jeffrey Sherman says.
  • Sherman predicts an embattled Fed will cut interest rates by a whole percentage point in response.
  • DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach has also warned of a recession and a flurry of loan defaults.

The US economy will suffer a severe recession, spurring the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates by a whole percentage point at once, DoubleLine Capital's chief investment officer says.