A scatter plot is just one style of chart-making in Excel. If you find that you need more flexibility in the presentation, you can right-click on the chart and select Change chart type .

The Fed’s dot plot is a chart updated quarterly that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate.

The Fed's dot plot is auspicious for bank stocks given that banks make more money when rates are high relative to when they're low. Since the financial crisis , rates have hovered near historic lows.

The Federal Reserve’s latest dot plot of interest rate projections signalled a total of four interest rates rises this year and put the median view of the federal funds rate at 2.4 per cent at ...

A dot plot is judged by its position along an axis; in this case, the horizontal or x axis. A bar chart is judged by the length of the bar. I don’t like using lengths with logarithmic scales.

Since 2011, the Fed has published a chart known as the “dot plot,” which map out policymakers’ expectations for where interest rates could be headed in the future.

The Fed’s dot plot is a chart updated quarterly that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate.

The Federal Reserve’s March dot plot — chart on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. Mamta Badkar. March 15 2017. Jump to comments section Print this page. Stay informed with free updates.