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Kashkari Says Dot Plot 'Not Helpful': 3 Global Risks Reshaping the Fed's Framework Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, used a visit to Seoul to deliver what may be the most direct public criticism of the Fed's own communication tool in years. "The dot plot is mostly not helpful," he told reporters. "The market's excessive fixation on the median projection creates distortions in expectations." His core argument: in an environment of extreme economic uncertainty, relying on any single point estimate is dangerous. "A data-dependent approach is the only answer," he said. In my view, this isn't just Kashkari being honest — it's a coordinated signal. The Fed has been conducting an internal review of the dot plot's usefulness since 2024, and the March 2026 FOMC minutes revealed that multiple participants expressed concern about how markets overreact to the median dot. New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh...

Bank of Korea Signals 3.0% Rate: Banking Stocks Surge as Bond Market Rethinks The Bank of Korea just sent its clearest hawkish signal in years. The dot plot published by the Monetary Policy Board shows that 10 of 21 members project the benchmark interest rate at 3.0% this year, with 7 members projecting 2.75%. This significantly exceeds market expectations of 2.50-2.75% and implies at least two 25bp rate hikes in 2026 from the current 2.50% level. BOK Governor Shin Hyun-song reinforced the message with an unusually direct statement that "the direction is clear" — language policymakers typically reserve for committed tightening cycles. I see this as a genuine shift, not just hawkish signaling. The shift from 6 members projecting 3.0% in the April 2024 dot plot to 10 members in just 13 months reflects genuinely rising inflation pressure inside the central bank, most likely driven by the Middle East energy shock and a weaker won feeding through to consumer prices. Ban...