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 ...

The Fed’s dot plots are a terrible predictor of future rates policy. In fact, all predictions of rates and inflation have been just awful. Watch the yield curve in the next week or two if you want a ...

Wednesday's question of the day was a bit of a head-scratcher. After listening intently to first the FOMC statement and then the ensuing press conference, the question apparently on investors' minds ...

J.D. DURKIN: I do want to talk about a phrase we heard an awful lot, Martin. It is dot plot. And I got my hands on the analyst notes from Bank of America Securities today. And this jumped out to me.

Investors get monthly interest rate updates from the Fed throughout the year, but four times per year the Fed also issues its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The SEP includes a chart of ...

As Federal Reserve officials gather for their March meeting, the focus isn’t on Wednesday afternoon’s decision for interest rates, but on what may happen months from now. The central bank is widely ...

Controversy now surrounds the utility of the forward curve as an economic indicator. Many Fed governors and presidents have been traumatized by the recent market volatility. James Bullard signals a ...

Tech rises then falls based on the FOMC meeting … evaluating the odds of a rate hike … tools you can use to help plan your market approach On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...