The dot plot is useful because it can convey the shifting consensus of the committee. For example, the March 2025 revision depicted the majority of policymakers supporting two reductions in 2025 ...

The dot plot, decoded When the central bank releases its Summary of Economic Projections each quarter, Fed watchers focus obsessively on one part in particular: the so-called dot plot.

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 ...