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Dots Distribution Doesn't Change Much Vs Prior

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Looking at the Dot Plot distributions (and recalling it's 18 participants vs 19 last time, with Brainard departing):

  • 2023 dots didn't really shift that much at all - we now have a dot at 5.9%, with 3 seeing a 5.6% end-2023 rate vs 2 last time; but just 3 see rates at 5.4% vs 5 last time. Again, 10 see 5.1%, with just 1 (vs 2 last time) seeing 4.9%.
  • The dispersion for 2024 actually narrowed a little, with the bottom dot moving up from 3.1% to 3.4%, and the top dot remaining 5.6%. Brainard being included in this probably would have kept the median at 4.1% vs the 4.3% split decision.
  • And for end-2025 - which really matters least in terms of interpreting the tea leaves - very little change, though 2 fewer participants saw rates below 3% by that point.


Source: Fed, MNI

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