The Federal Reserve's Summary of Economic Projections, aka the "dot plot," will be the focus for investors when policymakers update their policy outlook Wednesday afternoon. The dot plot is a graph ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to testify during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 1, 2018 in ...

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 ...

The Fed’s latest dot plot shows a sharply divided outlook for 2026, with policymakers split on the quantum of easing.

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Weinstein covers topics ranging from the Fed to the cost of college. Sep 17, 2025, 10:48pm EDT At its September 17th meeting the ...

After each Federal Reserve meeting, market analysts, desperate to divine future monetary policy, scrutinize every aspect of the central bank’s public statements—including its “dot plot,” released four ...

Right now, there's a gap between what Fed policymakers are projecting on interest rates and what the market is saying. That's best viewed through this chart, from the CME's handy Fed watch tool, on ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this past week by a quarter of a percentage point. But where rates go from here is a coin toss, at best, given that Fed members’ latest forecasts diverge widely.

Wall Street is stuck on the dot plot again, and it’s turning into a joke. Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this Wednesday, traders, economists, and anyone who watches the Fed for a living are ...