At its June meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% as expected. The U.S. economy has defied recession fears, with hard data ...

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 Federal Reserve held rates steady in June, keeping the benchmark funds rate at a range of 5% to 5.25%. However, the central bank's dot plot indicated that two more hikes are ahead. At his press ...

Following a hawkish pause, any better-than-expected US economic data could magnify the market’s fears of a higher fed funds rate in 2024. Lower-than-expected UK inflation led to a somewhat surprising ...

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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 ...