The Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates

Every three months, the central bank updates a scatter chart showing where top officials believe rates are headed. Not everyone is a fan of the anonymous projections.

September dot plot: Here's how the Fed's projections have changed

The Federal Reserve released its latest "dot plot" at its September meeting. Released quarterly, it shows where Fed members ...

What is the Fed's outlook for interest rate cuts, inflation and jobs for the remainder of the year?

Federal Reserve policymakers projected inflation will rise to 3% in 2025 while unemployment will reach 4.5% as the central ...

Fed sees two more 25-bp cuts this year as jobs cool: dot plot

The Federal Reserve marked down its 2025 interest rate outlook while keeping the following year's projection steady, with a ...

The Fed’s ‘difficult situation’: reading between the lines of the September dot plot

There was a wide range of forecasts among Fed officials in the so-called “dot plot” for the path that interest rates could ...

One Fed member wants to cut interest rates like crazy this year

The Fed's projections show the median member expected another half percentage point of cuts in 2025. One member called for ...