The Federal Reserve enacted its fourth straight pause of 2025 while signaling possible interest rate cuts around the corner.

The Fed releases a dot plot at every other meeting. Each dot on a matrix grid represents one official’s rate projection for the end of the year under appropriate interest-rate policy.

As 2024 illustrated, zealous attention placed on small shifts in the median rate projection isn’t always a useful guide to ...

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 Problem With Wall Street’s Fixation on the Fed Dot Plot. Rate projections give investors and analysts a false sense of precision. Some Fed officials are tired of them. By .

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.

The median dot now sees just one cut in 2026, down from two cuts in the March SEP, and one more cut in 2027, ultimately taking the Fed funds rate down to 3.375%. The median longer-run dot was ...

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 ...

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