Fed Officials Are Divided in Their Interest-Rate Outlook. How to Make Sense of the ‘Dot Plot’

The Federal Reserve’s quarterly Summary of Economic Projections revealed an unusually wide range of estimates for future interest rates. But don’t ignore it.

The Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates

Every three months, the central bank updates a scatter chart showing where top officials believe rates are headed. Not everyone is a fan of the anonymous projections.

Dot plot shows split at Fed over how many cuts would be needed this year

The Fed's dot-plot shows a split over whether to the central bank should cut rates three times this year. According to the ...

The Fed’s Dot Plot: What It Says About 2026

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday penciled in slightly steeper interest rate cuts this year and next, but there was a ...

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time this year, sees 2 more cuts in 2025

The Fed trimmed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, its first reduction of 2025.