[Analysis: Walsh May Refuse to Provide Fed Dot Plot Projections, Breaking a 14-Year Tradition] BlockBeats News, June 17, according to CNBC, the Federal Reserve will release its latest dot plot on Wednesday, showing officials' expectations for interest rate trends. However, most Wall Street Fed watchers anticipate that the new Fed Chair Walsh may not participate, either because he feels unprepared or simply because he dislikes the dot plot. Walsh has previously expressed opposition to the dot plot and other forward guidance methods, arguing that these approaches constrain the Fed's decision-making ability. If Walsh refuses to provide dot plot projections, it would diverge from the Fed's practice over the past 14 years following the financial crisis and could potentially distance him from other Fed officials who support this communication method. However, for Fed Chair Walsh, who has pledged to fundamentally reform the institution's operational approach, this might be an effective first step. "In my view, he likely does not want to submit interest rate forecasts," said Bill English, former head of monetary policy at the Federal Reserve and now a professor at Yale University. "There may be others on the committee who also dislike the dot plot, and they might be willing to follow suit." [Original Link]