By Dan Weil The ‘potential for a less dire macro outlook exists on the back of easing inflationary pressures,’ Bank of America says, touting bank stocks. When interest rates rise, bank stocks generally do, too. That’s because interest rates on the loans they issue and the bonds they buy generally rise faster and by more than the interest rates they offer on deposits. Now, of course, there’s a complicating factor: the possibility of recession. Many economists see a good chance the economy will turn down in the next 12 to 24 months, thanks in part to the Federal Reserve’s program to raise intere…