Diving into the Dots: What the Fed’s Interest Rate Projections Mean
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve updated its projections for future rate cuts, indicating that borrowing costs could be ...
Fed 'dot plot' shows central bank will cut interest rates two more times in 2025
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates on Wednesday by 25 basis points to a range of 4.25%-4.5% at its final meeting of ...
CNBC Daily Open: With cooler-than-expected PCE, would the Fed’s dot plot have looked different?
Conditional questions are unanswerable. But in their indeterminacy, they highlight the fact that trying to time or game the ...
Fed dot plot explained: Central bank's economic forecasts for 2025
Following the Federal Reserve's latest 25-basis-point cut to interest rates in December, investors have their eyes on the ...
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Dots and Powell Were Much Less Friendly Than Markets Expected
Bonds tanked immediately upon the release of the dots and then tanked some more as Powell began answering questions 30 ...
The Fed could be on the verge of ripping up its rate script for 2025
Investors are betting a final 2024 rate cut this week is a sure thing from the Federal Reserve this week, but the bigger ...
U.S. inflation in 2024: H1 progress, then a sideways trend that made the Fed notice
Take a look at the inflation story in 2024 through Seeking Alpha charts. Inflation settled into a sideways trend. Read more ...
A Fed Rate Cut Is Almost a Sure Thing. But Watch the ‘Dot Plot.’
It’s a near certainty among economists and investors that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates for a third straight ...
Fed Slashes Interest Rates By 0.25% As Predicted: December Dot Plot Flags Only 2 Potential Cuts In 2025
The Federal Reserve closed out the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis-point interest rate cut Wednesday, lowering the ...
Fed’s higher inflation forecast and rate projections rattle the stock market
Brian Albrecht, chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics, noted that, as always, reading any stock ...
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How to Read the Fed’s Projections Like a Pro
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 dot plot will show Fed ...
The Fed Has Lowered Rates Again. Does That Mean 2025 Mortgage Rates Will Fall?
The Fed announced its third straight rate cut this week, also signaling that additional reductions are likely in 2025. What ...