pencil in
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The interesting twist is that Gapen and team not only think the Fed will hike in September, but now pencil in a second quarter-point hike in December.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The median Fed official in the “dot plot” leans toward one rate hike by the end of 2026 and quickly pivots to pencil in one rate cut in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
In new forecasts due at its meeting next week, the ECB may pencil in a contraction in second-quarter activity too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
A majority of officials continued to pencil in at least one rate cut this year in projections released after the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Something was written in pencil in the margin on page 278.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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