The Fed's Forecasting Method Looks Increasingly Outdated as Bernanke Pitches an Alternative - Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve is stuck in a mode of forecasting and public communication that looks increasingly limited, especially as the economy keeps delivering surprises.

The issue is not the forecasts themselves, though they’ve frequently been wrong. Rather, it’s that the focus on a central projection — such as three interest-rate cuts in 2024 — in an economy still undergoing post-pandemic tremors fails to communicate much about the plausible range of outcomes. The outlook for rates presented just last month now appears outdated amid a fresh wave of inflation.

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The Fed's Forecasting Method Looks Increasingly Outdated as Bernanke Pitches an Alternative - Bloomberg
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