Fed Officials Are Divided in Their Interest-Rate Outlook. How to Make Sense of the ‘Dot Plot’

The Federal Reserve’s quarterly Summary of Economic Projections revealed an unusually wide range of estimates for future interest rates. But don’t ignore it.
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The Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates

It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has sent analysts scurrying by updating its “dot plot, ...

Dot plot shows split at Fed over how many cuts would be needed this year

The Fed's dot-plot shows a split over whether to the central bank should cut rates three times this year. According to the ...

Fed sees two more 25-bp cuts this year, up from one in June SEP: dot plot

The Federal Reserve marked down their 2025 and 2026 interest rate outlook, with a softening labor market outweighing concerns ...