What Is Range in Dot Plot

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What is the Fed's outlook for interest rate cuts, inflation and jobs for the remainder of the year?

The Fed's dot plot shows two more interest rate cuts this year, with 25-basis-point cuts projected at the central bank's October and December policy meetings.

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Fed Officials Are Divided in Their Interest-Rate Outlook. How to Make Sense of the ‘Dot Plot’

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September dot plot: Here's how the Fed's projections have changed

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How the Fed’s rate cut impacts mortgage rates

As expected, the central bank delivered a quarter-point cut Wednesday and projected it would lower its benchmark rate twice more this year, reflecting growing concern over the U.S. job market.

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year

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Mortgage rates haven’t been this low in nearly a year. Thank the Fed — but not entirely

The Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates

Every three months, the central bank updates a scatter chart showing where top officials believe rates are headed. Not everyone is a fan of the anonymous projections.

The Fed’s Dot Plot: What It Says About 2026

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday penciled in slightly steeper interest rate cuts this year and next, but there was a wide array of responses in the so-called dot plot, signaling uncertainty about the economic outlook.