Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates
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The Federal Reserve will release fresh economic estimates on Wednesday. Here’s how to read the outlook for 2025 and beyond. By Jeanna Smialek Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to release a fresh set of economic projections alongside their rate ...
The Federal Reserve's latest economic projections reveal a surprisingly shallow path for interest rate cuts in 2026, signaling that the policy will remain restrictive as the central bank contends with a resilient economy and sticky inflation.
The Federal Reserve introduced a visual tool called the "dot plot" in 2012 to communicate where officials think interest rates should be in the coming years. The dot plot is eagerly dissected by Fed watchers looking for insight on future policy, but others ...
Federal Reserve officials now expect to start cutting interest rates three times next year, according to the U.S. central bank's Summary of Economic Projections released Wednesday. While the new projection implies fewer cuts than what the markets have ...
As Federal Reserve officials gather for their March meeting, the focus isn’t on Wednesday afternoon’s decision for interest rates, but on what may happen months from now. The central bank is widely expected to announce that it will leave interest rates ...
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Jerome Powell, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, speaks at a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that ...