A dot plot or dot chart consists of data points plotted on a graph. The Federal Reserve uses dot plots to show its predicted interest rate outlook.

As the Fed gets ready to set its next dot, the intersection of economic data, political tides, and technological advancements guarantees that each dot and each utterance will be analyzed for meaning.

The amount of attention on the Fed’s “dot plot” partly reflects the lack of suspense for a meeting at which interest rates are widely expected to be left alone.

The data may be dense, but don't dismiss the Federal Reserve's dot plot. The key stat, released by the Fed, is showing a reading investors haven't seen in three years and it should ease any near ...

The Fed’s dot plot is a chart updated quarterly that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate.

With today's Federal Reserve rate decision seen as a foregone conclusion, many investors will look to the central bank's economic and interest-rate projections for a sense of how eager Chair ...

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Graph designers often try to put too much information in one plot resulting in confusing plots that are difficult to read. Trellis plots often provide the solution to displaying the data clearly.

The Federal Reserve's rate path "dot plot" has become increasingly detached from financial markets' interest-rate projections and risks sending an overly hawkish message that may undermine the ...

The Fed’s dot plot is a chart updated quarterly that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate.