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.

"Next year's dot plot is a mosaic of different perspectives and is an accurate reflection of a confusing economic outlook": ...

See the FOMC's 2026 outlook for rate cuts. Projections signal a shallow easing path. Includes expert reactions.

Fed dot plot shows divergent views on future rate cuts in 2025. But for now most see two more rate cuts, although the they ...