Analysts anticipate Fed officials pointing to economic uncertainty from the Middle East conflict.

Why investors are watching the Fed’s dot plot over rate decisions amid war-driven uncertainty, as it signals future interest ...

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 ...

It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, ...

It's all about the dots. Image source: iStock/Thinkstock. If you have any interest in bank stocks, then I have a chart you're going to want to see. It's called the dot plot. The dot plot is updated ...

Interest rates were super low two years ago, which proved to be a mixed bag for individuals. On the plus side, debt was cheap – a 30-year mortgage was about 3% – but on the downside, savers earned a ...

Wednesday'a question of the day was a bit of a head-scratcher. After listening intently to first the FOMC statement and then the ensuing press conference, the question apparently on investors' minds ...

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. In ...

Tech rises then falls based on the FOMC meeting … evaluating the odds of a rate hike … tools you can use to help plan your market approach On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...

After the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, you may be tempted to try and start connecting some dots. That’s because U.S. central bankers updated their closely scrutinized “Summary of ...

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 ...