Topic
Guides
4 articles
Guide
Hawkish vs. dovish: reading the language of a hawkish Fed
What hawkish and dovish mean at the Federal Reserve, how to spot each in FOMC statements, Fed testimony and the dot plot, and why the labels can mislead.
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FOMC minutes vs. the statement: what each tells you
How FOMC minutes differ from the FOMC statement: timing, content, authorship, what participants' views reveal, and how to read the two documents together.
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How to read an FOMC statement, paragraph by paragraph
A reader's guide to the FOMC statement: what each paragraph does, which wording changes matter, how to read the vote line, and how it ties to the dot plot.
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How an FOMC meeting works, from the agenda to the FOMC statement
A plain-English guide to how an FOMC meeting works: who votes, how often the committee meets, what is released afterward, and how decisions reach the public.