The June 2026 Summary of Economic Projections turned hawkish: the dot plot removed the prior 2026 rate cut and put a hike on the table. Nine of eighteen participants projected at least one hike this year (six of them multiple), eight projected no change, and only one projected a cut - moving futures to price a possible hike as early as October.
Provenance — node opacity = source trust
- Evidence Strength
Strong
- Evidence Observed At
- Jun 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC
- Citation
- https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcprojtabl20260617.htm
- Citation Source
fed-press
- Central Bank
Federal Open Market Committee
- Meeting Date
- Jun 17, 2026