The Federal Reserve's 'dot plot' and economic projections showed that Fed officials aren't hurrying to cut interest rates and ...

The amount of attention on the Fed’s “dot plot” partly reflects the lack of suspense for a meeting at which interest rates are widely expected to be left alone. Still, the focus borders on the absurd ...

The dot plot is updated every three months and is meant to provide insight into the Fed’s future rate decisions, with the caveat that Fed officials can’t always predict the future.

Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June meeting showed officials split on whether rate cuts could be needed as soon as this month, or not until next year. The result for the market is little change in ...

Most notable in Wednesday's dot plot were forecasts that showed seven FOMC members see no change in 2025 rates, signaling a more hawkish stance compared to March when four officials saw no change.

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The Problem With Wall Street’s Fixation on the Fed Dot Plot The rate projections give investors and analysts a false sense of precision. Some Fed officials are tired of them.

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 ...

The dot plot increases transparency over Fed operations, according to Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, who used to work for the Fed’s board of governors.