The dot plot was invented in late 2011, at a time when Fed officials were considering how to prepare markets for the shift they hoped to make away from the unprecedented array of monetary support ...

The Federal Reserve’s dot plot predicts the federal funds rate for the next few years, helping officials understand the central bank’s potential decisions ...

Investors focus on the median dot. As many as 19 monetary policymakers — the seven governors on the Fed Board in Washington and the presidents of the 12 regional banks — can contribute a dot.

The dot plot increases transparency over Fed operations, according to Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, who used to work for the Fed’s board of governors.

Dot Plot and Gold What is the link between the dot plot used by the Fed and gold? The dot plot – or, actually, the changes in the dot plot – show the shifts in the US central bank’s stance.

Red is the September Dot Plot and blue is December. If we're looking at the survey results as a whole, the Fed is essentially telling us that it's forecasting three rate hikes in 2017.

Allison Schrager deserves credit for saying the Fed does not have a better crystal ball than anyone else. But this is true even if the Fed doesn't release the dot plot.

The dot plot was both a prediction (where the Fed thought that the economy was heading) and a promise (how it would act in the future). It all seemed to work, at least if interest rates stayed near ...

The Federal Reserve’s frequently maligned interest rate projections, compiled in the so-called dot plot, have been doing particularly vital work for the central bank over recent months, a ...

The best bet on that front would be Wednesday's dot plot from the Fed (the chart showing each Fed member's rate outlook over the next few years). That will be released at 2pm with the "no cut ...