Dumbbell charts, also known as connected dot plots, excel in comparing values across two timeframes. They offer a stark visual representation of how data has shifted over time. – For a more ...

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 ...

If you’re an Excel user, the easiest way to create these plots is to use the panel plot add-in from Peltier Tech. Either a bar chart or a dot plot works well. It is often useful to condition on ...

The Federal Reserve is all but certain to announce no change in interest rates after its two-day policy meeting ends today.

Bank stocks could be in for another great year if the Federal Reserve's latest dot plot turns out to be accurate. The dot plot is updated each time the Federal Reserve votes on whether to raise or ...

Regardless, here is our guide to get you started on creating a scatter plot in the latest version of Excel and you can decide later if a different chart style is in order. In our demo, we wanted ...

One reason for choosing a dot plot rather than a bar chart is that it is less cluttered. We will be learning other benefits of dot plots in this and future posts. Wal-mart Stores and Exxon-Mobil ...

The Federal Reserve issued its monthly statement on Wednesday, and one of the primary areas of interest for investors is the Fed “dot plot” chart for 2020. Investors get monthly interest rate ...