The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded its meeting exactly as market watchers had expected: by keeping interest rates steady. While a cut might have been a pleasant surprise to some — as lower interest ...

On the eve of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision, traders, economists and central-bank watchers across Wall Street are fixated on a single, perplexing question: Will the median of 19 policymakers ...

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 ...

The Fed cut rates by 25 bps to 3.50–3.75%, but internal division and a static dot plot signal heightened uncertainty. $40 billion in immediate Treasury bill purchases is a liquidity stabilization move ...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold Wednesday, shifting focus to officials' economic and rate projections. Wall Street is focused on whether the Fed's dot plot will ...

Almost nobody expects the Federal Open Market Committee to cut interest rates on Wednesday. That puts investor attention squarely on the policymakers' Summary of Economic Projections, especially the ...

With the Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady this week, the forward-looking dot plot will be in the limelight when the central bank’s two-day policy meeting concludes Wednesday. The ...

Lauren Saidel-Baker, an economist with ITR Economics, noted, this year “Fed officials have scaled back expectations for rate cuts in 2025 as inflation remains sticky.” The Federal Open Market ...

As the Federal Reserve examines its approach to communications, one official said the central bank should consider changes to its quarterly forecasts. During an onstage appearance at an event hosted ...

The Federal Reserve is all but certain to announce no change in interest rates after its two-day policy meeting ends today. What matters more is how many cuts policymakers indicate they expect to make ...