A World Without the ‘Dot Plot’?
From Basis Points by Basis Points by WisdomTree Asset Management
February 25, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
Kevin Flanagan discusses the implications of a potential Warsh-led Federal Reserve on market guidance and volatility.
The Fed’s ‘dot plot’ has become a market-moving ritual, but it’s only been around since 2012. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan examines what a Warsh-led Fed could mean for forward guidance, volatility and fixed income strategy. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/basis-points-podcasts#Listen%20now Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for additional definitions of terms and/or indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/glossary
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Flanagan
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- monetary policy
- financial markets
- fixed income
- economic strategy
Keywords
- dot plot
- forward guidance
- volatility
- fixed income strategy
- Warsh-led Fed
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