The Dot Plot, Explained: Understanding How the Fed Forecasts
Every three months since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has sent analysts scurrying by updating its “dot plot,” which has become the de facto monetary policy forecast of the US central bank — ...
March Dot Plot to Highlight Fed Officials’ Outlook
Fed policymakers making forecasts are going to struggle with coming up with a “thread that tells a consistent story,” said Thomas Simons, chief U.S. economist at investment bank Jefferies.
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The Federal Reserve’s latest dot plot, explained – and what it says about interest rate cuts
The Fed’s dot plot is a chart that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate. The dot plot is updated every three months and is meant to prov ...
Amid a grimmer outlook from the Fed, there’s a lone, mysterious holdout predicting stronger economic growth
The Fed’s consensus for GDP growth dropped from 2.1% to 1.7% after its latest round of economic forecasts published Wednesday ...
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Dot Plot Spotlight: Fed Still Sees Interest Rate Cuts Coming, Despite Uncertainty
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s dot plot showed that officials still see two more rate cuts coming in 2025 and another two in 2026, though expectations varied among ...
The Fed Is Meeting on Interest Rates Next Week. Here's How We Think Savings and CD Rates Will React.
Next week's Fed rate announcement could impact how much you can earn on savings accounts and CDs going forward. Here's what ...
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Fed dot plot shows lower growth, higher inflation in near term
The Fed mapping out expectations for where those interest rates could be headed with its updated economic forecast amid that backdrop of uncertainty on policy from the White House. Yahoo Finances ...
Fed’s Jefferson Says Rates Well Positioned for Uncertainty
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said interest rates remain well positioned to handle competing risks despite a ...
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Fed Chair Powell signals possible tweaks to 'dot plot' rate-path forecasts
March 7 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched "dot plot" interest-rate projections as part of a broad policy framework ...
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March Dot Plot to Highlight Fed Officials’ Outlook
With the Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady this week, the forward-looking dot plot will be in the limelight when the central bank’s two-day policy meeting concludes Wednesday.