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 ...

(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 ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged on Wednesday. But Wall Street is focused on what comes next. By Jeanna Smialek Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to release both an ...

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 ...

Powell says that a soft landing is the primary objective of the Fed. However, when Powell was prompted to say that a soft landing was a baseline expectation, Powell specifically said that a soft ...

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 ...

Federal Reserve's Dot Plot Could Tell You About the Future of Interest Rates, Job Market Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in ...

Interest rates were super low two years ago, which proved to be a mixed bag for individuals. On the plus side, debt was cheap – a 30-year mortgage was about 3% – but on the downside, savers earned a ...

Federal Reserve officials still see one more interest-rate hike before the end of this year, median forecasts released on Wednesday show. The central bank’s latest Summary of Economic Projections ...

Besides the Fed's rate decision for December (half-point hike almost certainly), investors will be keeping a close eye on the dot plot of interest-rate projections, which also will be released at 2 ...