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

Since 2011, the Fed has published a chart known as the “dot plot,” which map out policymakers’ expectations for where interest rates could be headed in the future.

The dot plot tells the public what the Fed anticipates doing with the fed funds rate in the years to come. Four times a year, the 19 members of the Federal Open Market Committee predict what they ...

The dot plot, decoded. When the central bank releases its Summary of Economic Projections each quarter, Fed watchers focus obsessively on one part in particular: the so-called dot plot.

The Federal Reserve’s latest dot plot, explained – and what it says about interest rate cuts. Sarah Foster . Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 2:29 PM 10 min read. Key takeaways.

The dot plot increases transparency over Fed operations, according to Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, who used to work for the Fed’s board of governors.