The Dot Plot, Explained: Understanding How the Fed Forecasts

(Bloomberg) -- It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months ...
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Fed Officials Are Divided in Their Interest-Rate Outlook. How to Make Sense of the ‘Dot Plot’

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.
Crain's Cleveland Business

How the Federal Reserve can make a better dot plot after December's misfire

How do you talk about your best guess for where the economy is headed while also highlighting your worst fears? That question is proving a major challenge for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ...
The New York Times

How to Read the Fed’s Projections Like a Pro

The Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged on Wednesday. But Wall Street is focused on what comes in 2024 — and beyond. By Jeanna Smialek Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to ...
Reuters

Delay the 'dot plot'? Fed policymakers face communications quandary

SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Federal Reserve policymakers grapple with how to downplay their quarterly "dot plot" projection of interest rates without eliminating it altogether, some are ...