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.

The Fed’s dot plots are a terrible predictor of future rates policy. Watch the yield curve in the next week or two for a better sense of how the market is pricing the future of rates.

It’s probably the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in world financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has sent analysts scurrying by updating its “dot plot,” ...

Each dot on the chart represents one Fed official. However, the dot plot is anonymous, so investors can’t tie individual projections to individual Fed officials.

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Despite numerous lectures by Chairman Yellen about the proper interpretation of the dot plots, most talking heads still don’t get it. They insist on treating them as a promise of things to come ...

The Federal Reserve’s dot plot of interest-rate projections continued to show the median forecast is still just for three rises this year, confounding some who have been expecting four.

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.

Going forward, check out the CME FedWatch tool, and keep an eye on the updated Dot Plots. They’ll provide you valuable information as you chart the course for your own portfolio.