It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, ...

Fed officials’ projections are never set in stone ... “To be more data dependent, the Fed needs a lot of flexibility,” Sweet ...

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 to Hold Rates Steady, Traders Eye Policy Signals The Federal Reserve is set to maintain interest ... Fed policymakers will update their “dot plot,” which reflects individual members ...

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 ...

This time, the emphasis will be on the evolving outlook since the present data is stable ... The 2024 December dot plot indicated two rate cuts in 2025, down from four in September.

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 ...