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The Fed’s dot plot is a chart that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate. The dot plot is updated every three months and is meant to provide ...

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 ...

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Central banks around the world have started to cut interest rates, but don’t look for the Federal Reserve to join in anytime soon. This afternoon, central bank officials are widely expected to keep ...

The Fed is expected to keep unchanged rates at its March meeting. Market attention is focused on the dot plot. If the Fed suggests fewer cuts than expected, it could trigger a bearish market response ...

Investors know that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won't be delivering his revised outlook and path of interest rates much longer, as his term at the helm of the central bank is ending in May ...

The Federal Reserve's latest "dot plot" outlining future interest rate moves suggests the central bank will still cut rates twice this year, unchanged from its March outlook, though June's forecast ...

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 Federal Reserve report in the coming week will show that central bank officials expect fewer cuts to interest rates in the coming year, according to economists at financial-services firm J.P. Morgan ...