The Federal Reserve maintained its previously expected pace of rate cuts but signaled higher inflation and a slowdown in economic growth for 2025.

Federal Reserve's dot plot signals two rate cuts ahead in 2025 According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, investors did not anticipate a rate cut in the Fed’s June meeting.

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 ...

The Fed’s Dot-Plot Predicament: False Precision in Uncertain Times Investors treat the Fed’s rate projections as a promise from central bankers. They’re not.

With inflation risks still prevalent, we may not see any change to the 2025 median dot, although one or two members may downgrade their view in favour of more aggressive cuts.

Investors will be closely watching for any further escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

This includes the “dot plot,” a chart that shows where Fed officials think rates will go in the future. It’s a big clue for markets trying to guess the Fed’s next move.

The Fed releases a dot plot at every other meeting. Each dot on a matrix grid represents one official’s rate projection for the end of the year under appropriate interest-rate policy.