VIX drifted lower despite WW3-lite headlines, and short-dated vol sellers came back to play. But make no mistake: this isn’t ...

In this podcast, Howard Marks, founder of Oak Tree Capital Management, joins Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner, Chief Investment ...

Dot Plot in Focus With Fed's "No Cut" Announcement Bonds lost some ground after this morning's economic data, arguably in ...

With today's Federal Reserve rate decision seen as a foregone conclusion, many investors will look to the central bank's economic and interest-rate projections for a sense of how eager Chair ...

The Fed’s Dot-Plot Predicament: False Precision in Uncertain Times. Investors treat the Fed’s rate projections as a promise from central bankers. They’re not. By . Nick Timiraos.

The dots are not a great forecaster of future rate moves,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned, but every ...

Most notable in Wednesday's dot plot were forecasts that showed seven FOMC members see no change in 2025 rates, signaling a more hawkish stance compared to March when four officials saw no change.

From bankrate.com. After the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, you may be tempted to try and start connecting some dots. That’s because U.S. central bankers updated their closely ...

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 ...

In 2026, rates are projected to rise to 3.6% from the previous 3.4% and to 3.4% in 2027, above the 3.1% projected in the March dot plot. The longer-term forecast remains at 3%. The Fed also ...

The recent stock market rally hit a pause last week, as an Israeli airstrike on Iran sent oil prices higher and equities lower to end the first full trading week of June. This week, investors will ...

The Federal Reserve's latest "dot plot" outlining future interest rate moves suggests the central bank will still cut rates twice this year, unchanged from its March outlook, though June's forecast ...