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The Fed

Rate decisions, the dot plot, the balance sheet and the fight over Fed independence. What the Federal Open Market Committee decided, and what the statement actually says.

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28 OCTFOMC rate decision and statement
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09 DECFOMC decision and new projections
FOMC participants and staff seated around a large conference table in the Federal Reserve Board Room
File 26-0007Interest Rates

Reading the dots: what the Fed’s 4.1% rate path does and doesn’t promise

The September projections imply one more hike this year and no cuts in 2027. An explainer on how the dot plot works, what moved since June, and why the median is not a commitment.

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