The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this past week by a quarter of a percentage point. But where rates go from here is a coin toss, at best, given that Fed members’ latest forecasts diverge widely.

It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has sent analysts scurrying by updating its “dot plot, ...

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Under presidential pressure and a lot of speculation, the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point cut to the federal funds rate this week — the first Fed cut in nine long months. At the same time, ...

The committee's median forecast for the federal funds rate shows a decline to only 3.4% by the end of 2026, a mere 0.2 percentage point drop from the 3.6% projected for year-end 2025. While 20 bps is ...

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The Federal Reserve cut its influential fed funds rate in its September meeting. Follow along with our live coverage and ...

The Fed meets 8 times a year to set monetary policy that affects how Americans borrow and save. Here's when its rate-setting ...

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