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 insight into the Fed’s future rate decisions, with the caveat that Fed officials can’t...
Here is a visual representation of federal funds rate chart history, using data from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:Federal funds rate and recession: Analysis of the 2008 Great RecessionThe Fed uses the fed funds rate as a tool to heat up or cool down the economy, ...
Whenever the Fed makes a change to policy, we are asked the question "Does the federal funds rate affect mortgage rates?" Just to be clear, the short answer is "no," as you can see in the linked chart. That said, the federal funds rate is raised or lowered by the Fed in response ...
If you’re the type of investor who follows the coverage of Fed meetings, listens for small changes in Fed statements, andlooks at the dots in the policy path chart (the “dot plot”), you probably understand the ins and outs of the Fed funds rate. But do you pay equally close attent...