Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the third straight meeting, though their dot plot projections suggest only one interest rate cut expected in 2026.

The Federal Reserve closed out the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis-point interest rate cut Wednesday, lowering the federal funds rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5% ...

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 bulk of Federal Reserve officials still see one more interest-rate hike this year, but fed funds rate projections for 2024 and 2025 both increased by half a percentage point, according to the ...

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As expected, the Fed kept interest rates steady at a range of 5.25-5.50% today, in the first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting since July. It’s the second time in three FOMC meetings that ...

After each Federal Reserve meeting, market analysts, desperate to divine future monetary policy, scrutinize every aspect of the central bank’s public statements—including its “dot plot,” released four ...

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched "dot plot" interest-rate projections as part of a broad policy framework review ...

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 ...