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How the Fed’s Dot Plot, Political Pressures, and Tariffs Shape Rate-Cut Expectations and Market Reactions

“The dots are not a great forecaster of future rate moves,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned, but every quarter the financial universe ponders the FOMC’s dot plot as though it were a ...
U.S. News & World Report

Fed Chair Powell Signals Possible Tweaks to 'Dot Plot' Rate-Path Forecasts

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched "dot plot" interest-rate projections as part of a broad policy framework review ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The Dot Plot, Explained: Understanding How the Fed Forecasts

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, ...

Don't Expect an Interest-Rate Cut. Focus on the 'Dot Plot' Instead.

The Federal Reserve is all but certain to announce no change in interest rates after its two-day policy meeting ends today.
Wall Street Journal

March Dot Plot to Highlight Fed Officials’ Outlook

With the Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady this week, the forward-looking dot plot will be in the limelight when the central bank’s two-day policy meeting concludes Wednesday. The ...
Fox Business

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

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the first time in 2025 and released policymakers' quarterly forecast of economic conditions that shows the potential outlook for further rate ...