Federal Reserve officials publish their forecasts for the central bank’s key interest rate on a chart known as the 'dot plot.' Below, we've highlighted the median forecast in orange. The ...

Fed officials’ projections are never set in stone ... “To be more data dependent, the Fed needs a lot of flexibility,” Sweet says. “The dot plot isn’t a forecast. It’s not a commitment.

in large part because the economic data turns out differently from what is expected by Fed policymakers and, often, economists more generally. At the end of 2021, for instance, the dot plot ...

But Wall Street may be putting too much weight on the so-called dot plot. Why it matters ... Yes, but: There is a distinct chance that the recent data flow has pushed officials toward even ...

In September, the so-called dot plot included median estimates that ... It will be hard for Powell to shake his “data dependent” slogan, especially given the Fed chair’s desire to avoid ...

in large part because the economic data turns out differently from what is expected by Fed policymakers and, often, economists more generally. At the end of 2021, for instance, the dot plot pointed to ...

in large part because the economic data turns out differently from what is expected by Fed policymakers and, often, economists more generally. At the end of 2021, for instance, the dot plot pointed to ...