Each dot represents a vote by one of the 17 members of the Federal Reserve. The dot plot does not set policy, but it gives the public insight into how each member is thinking.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after holding a news conference after the release of U.S. Fed policy decision on interest rates, in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2023.

The amount of attention on the Fed’s “dot plot” partly reflects the lack of suspense for ... a useful guide to the economic outlook or the Fed’s reaction to incoming data. Consider: At the Fed’s June ...

But Watch Its 'Dot Plot' and Balance Sheet. By. ... recent data on the labor market and economic growth indicate conditions are stable. ... It is currently set at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. Topics.

This quarter's Dot Plot seems more in line with consensus expectations. The market is as well positioned as it has been in years to handle higher rates and I expect we'll see multiple hikes in 2017.

Officials can use the dot plot, a quarterly survey of policymakers’ forward expectations, to signal where they think rates will move next. In December, the dots showed that the median Fed ...

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

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's rate path "dot plot" has become increasingly detached from financial markets' interest-rate projections and risks sending an overly hawkish message ...

June 12 will be a big day for advancing the macroeconomic narrative that has buffeted stock and bond markets this year. May inflation data will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve’s ...