Since 2011, the Fed has published a chart known as the “dot plot,” which map out policymakers’ expectations for where interest rates could be headed in the future.

The Federal Reserve introduced a visual tool called the "dot plot" in 2012 to communicate where officials think interest rates should be in the coming years. The dot plot is eagerly dissected by ...

The Federal Reserve's so-called dot plot forecasts three reductions in U.S. interest rates this year, just like it did in December. The dot plot tells us how much each senior member of the central ...

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 ...

A number of Fed officials have hinted at just one rate cut this year so should the median dot plot point to a single 25-basis-point reduction compared to three in the March dot plot, that would be ...

ECB board member Isabel Schnabel of Germany earlier this year floated the idea of publishing a dot plot of policymakers' projections, arguing it would better inform markets.

The Wall Street Journal reports today that Fed officials are increasingly nervous about the “dot plot” they release periodically. The dot plot shows how each member of the FOMC projects ...

The "dot plot," part of the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections released along with the policy decision statement, shows where each participant in the meeting thinks the fed funds rate should ...