By Dan Weil Many experts are coming to believe that the Federal Reserve will engineer a soft landing, where inflation slides toward the central bank’s 2% target and the economy doesn’t fall into recession. Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius sees only a 15% chance of recession in 2024 while he predicts GDP growth of 2.1%. GDP gained an annualized 5.2% in the third quarter. Related: What Is a Soft Landing? Definition, Explanation & Example Meanwhile, inflation will dip to a range of 2% to 2.5% by the end of next year, down from 3.1% in the 12 months through November 2023, he predicted. Others a…