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The Federal Reserve’s latest dot plot, explained – and what it says about interest rate cuts
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 insight into the Fed’s future rate decisions,
Fed’s Waller sees path to multiple interest-rate cuts this year
The Federal Reserve will likely be able to lower interest rates this year, and recent data supports this outlook, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said.
Investors (and Trump) are about to find out if Fed still wants rate cuts in 2025
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week, but investors will be watching for something else — whether central bank policy makers are still committed to two rate cuts this year.
US Fed FOMC Meeting: Check date, time and rate cut expectations from the Federal Reserve
All eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision today, but Powell's news conference will be the most significant event.
Investors look to Fed’s Powell for rate cut signals
With Federal Reserve officials signaling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to Chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what might eventually prompt the central bank to make a move, and when.
Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
NEW YORK] With US Federal Reserve officials signalling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what might eventually prompt the central bank to make a move,
The Fed’s Dot-Plot Predicament: False Precision in Uncertain Times
As 2024 illustrated, zealous attention placed on small shifts in the median rate projection isn’t always a useful guide to the economic outlook.
Wall Street needs to tone down its reliance on the Fed dot plot
Wall Street is stuck on the dot plot again, and it’s turning into a joke. Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this Wednesday, traders, economists, and anyone who watches the Fed for a living are all stuck on one question: Will the median forecast from 19 Fed officials show one interest rate cut in 2025,
Fed holds rates steady, brushing off Trump’s calls for cuts
The central bank is waiting for clearer economic data amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade war and other ...
Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook
The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through ...
Inflation is bucking tariff fears, but the Fed likely won’t cut rates, as Trump wants. Here’s why
The U.S. economy has been full of surprises since the Federal Reserve started rapidly raising interest rates to quell ...
Analysis-Early Fed chair nomination could rattle markets
According to online prediction market Polymarket, the top candidates are White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett; former ...
Fed pause leaves Wall Street guessing when rate cuts might finally come
The unemployment rate has held steady for three months even as job growth has slowed, in part because a sharp decline in ...
The S&P 500 Breaks Through 6,000
The prospect of the S&P 500 reaching 6,000 was closely linked to the expectation the Fed would continue cutting interest ...
Fed set to hold rates steady as Middle East crisis, tariffs cloud outlook
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as its policymakers assess signs of a cooling ...