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.

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 ...

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, ...

As expected, the Fed kept interest rates steady at a range of 5.25-5.50% today, in the first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting since July. It’s the second time in three FOMC meetings that ...

The Federal Reserve marked down their 2025 and 2026 interest rate outlook, with a softening labor market outweighing concerns about inflation re-accelerating, according to the central bank's updated ...

The Federal Reserve closed out the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis-point interest rate cut Wednesday, lowering the federal funds rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5% ...

It’s a near certainty among economists and investors that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates for a third straight time on Wednesday, but what happens in 2025 remains a relative mystery.

US markets keep breaking records as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) next move takes center stage. Will Powell stick to the dovish script, or surprise with a tougher stance? Futures are already pricing ...