The New York Fed DSGE Mannequin Forecast—September 2026


This submit presents an replace of the financial forecasts generated by the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s dynamic stochastic common equilibrium (DSGE) mannequin. We describe very briefly our forecast and its change since June 2026. The New York Fed DSGE mannequin expects comparable development, and barely extra persistent inflation, in comparison with its forecasts in June. r* forecasts are barely decrease for 2026 however greater for the rest of the forecast horizon.

Observe: The DSGE mannequin forecast will not be an official New York Fed forecast, however solely an enter to the Analysis employees’s total forecasting course of. For extra details about the mannequin and variables mentioned right here, see our DSGE mannequin Q & A. 

The forecasts are obtained utilizing information launched by means of 2026:Q2, augmented for 2026:Q3 with the median forecasts for actual GDP development and core PCE inflation, and short-run inflation expectations from the August launch of the Philadelphia Fed Survey of Skilled Forecasters (SPF), expectations of the long run degree of the federal funds fee from the July launch of the New York Fed Survey of Market Expectations, in addition to the yields on 10-year Treasury securities and Baa-rated company bonds. 

The mannequin stays pessimistic on development, and retains being shocked when the financial system seems to be stronger than it anticipated. Specifically, the SPF initiatives GDP development in 2026:Q3 to be greater than 1 % greater in annualized phrases than the DSGE mannequin anticipated in June. The mannequin attributes this possible forecast miss (underneath the belief that the SPF projection will likely be appropriate) to extra buoyant monetary circumstances than anticipated and to the optimistic development impact of the AI-related increase in funding, as captured by MEI (marginal effectivity of funding) shocks. The mannequin’s development forecasts for 2026 remained at 1.2 %, as in June. The DSGE forecasts stay somewhat pessimistic on development for the rest of the forecast horizon, partly as a result of the mannequin expects financial coverage to be extra restrictive than it did in June, and partly as a result of it revised downward its expectations for complete issue productiveness (TFP) development. The GDP development projections for 2027, 2028, and 2029 are 0.1, 0.5, and 1.2 %, respectively, in comparison with 0.2, 0.7, and 1.5 in June. 

For core inflation, the SPF projections for 2026:Q3 had been broadly in step with the DSGE forecast in June. Nonetheless, the mannequin now expects inflation to revert towards the FOMC’s long-run purpose of 2 % extra slowly than it did in June, partly as a result of decrease TFP development leads to greater inflation. The projections for 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 are 3.3, 2.1, 1.8, and 1.8 %, in comparison with 3.1, 1.8, 1.6, and 1.7 % in June, respectively. 

The mannequin’s prediction for the short-run actual pure fee of curiosity (r*) is 1.9 % annualized for 2026, down from 2.0 % in June. The r* forecasts are barely greater than in June for the the rest of the forecast horizon, nonetheless (1.8, 1.4, and 1.2 % for 2027, 2028, and 2029, in comparison with 1.7, 1.3, and 1.1 % in June, respectively).

Forecast Comparability

Forecast Interval 2026 2027 2028 2029
Date of Forecast Sep 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 Jun 26
GDP development
(This autumn/This autumn)
1.2
 (-0.8, 3.1) 
1.2
 (-2.2, 4.5) 
0.1
 (-5.2, 5.5) 
0.2
 (-5.0, 5.2) 
0.5
 (-4.9, 5.9) 
0.7
 (-4.8, 6.0) 
1.2
 (-4.4, 6.8) 
1.5
 (-4.1, 6.9) 
Core PCE inflation
(This autumn/This autumn)
3.3
 (3.0, 3.7) 
3.1
 (2.5, 3.7) 
2.1
 (1.0, 3.2) 
1.8
 (0.7, 3.0) 
1.8
 (0.6, 3.0) 
1.6
 (0.4, 2.9) 
1.8
 (0.5, 3.1) 
1.7
 (0.4, 3.0) 
Actual pure fee of curiosity
(This autumn)
1.9
 (0.7, 3.1) 
2.0
 (0.7, 3.3) 
1.8
 (0.4, 3.3) 
1.7
 (0.2, 3.1) 
1.4
 (-0.1, 3.0) 
1.3
 (-0.3, 2.9) 
1.2
 (-0.5, 2.8) 
1.1
 (-0.5, 2.8) 
Supply: Authors’ calculations.
Notes: This desk lists the forecasts of output development, core PCE inflation, and the actual pure fee of curiosity from the September 2026 and June 2026 forecasts. The numbers outdoors parentheses are the imply forecasts, and the numbers in parentheses are the 68 % bands.

Forecasts of Output Progress

 Two charts tracking forecasts of output growth, 2019 - 2030; top line and area chart depicts fourth quarter percentage change: black line shows actual data, 2019 - 2026, red line shows model forecast, 2026 - 2030, and shaded areas mark forecast uncertainty at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90% probability levels; bottom line chart depicts quarter-to-quarter annualized percentage change: black line shows actual data, 2019 - 2026, blue line shows current forecast, 2026 - 2030, and gray line shows the June 2026 forecast, 2026 – 2030.
Supply: Authors’ calculations.
Notes: These two panels depict output development. Within the high panel, the black line signifies precise information and the pink line reveals the mannequin forecasts. The shaded areas mark the uncertainty related to our forecasts at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 % chance intervals. Within the backside panel, the blue line reveals the present forecast (quarter-to-quarter, annualized), and the grey line reveals the June 2026 forecast.

Forecasts of Inflation

 Two line charts tracking inflation forecasts, 2020 - 2028; top chart depicts four-quarter annualized percentage change in core PCE inflation: black line shows actual data, 2020 - 2026, red line shows model forecast, 2026 - 2030, and shaded areas mark forecast uncertainty at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90% probability levels; bottom chart depicts quarter-to-quarter annualized percentage change in core PCE inflation; black line shows actual data, 2020 - 2026, blue line shows current forecast, 2026 - 2030, and gray line shows June 2026 forecast, 2026 – 2030.
Supply: Authors’ calculations.
Notes: These two panels depict core private consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation. Within the high panel, the black line signifies precise information and the pink line reveals the mannequin forecasts. The shaded areas mark the uncertainty related to our forecasts at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 % chance intervals. Within the backside panel, the blue line reveals the present forecast (quarter-to-quarter, annualized), and the grey line reveals the June 2026 forecast.

Actual Pure Charge of Curiosity

 Line and area chart tracking real natural rate of interest; black line shows the model’s mean estimate of the real natural rate of interest, 2020 - 2026, red line shows model forecast, 2026 - 2030, and shaded areas mark forecast uncertainty at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90% probability levels.
Supply: Authors’ calculations.
Notes: The black line reveals the mannequin’s imply estimate of the actual pure fee of curiosity; the pink line reveals the mannequin forecast of the actual pure fee. The shaded space marks the uncertainty related to the forecasts at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 % chance intervals.
Photo of Marco Del Negro

Marco Del Negro is an financial analysis advisor within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group.

Portrait of Keshav Dogra

Keshav Dogra is an financial analysis advisor within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group.

Elena Elbarmi

Elena Elbarmi is a analysis analyst within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group. 

Photo: portrait of Donggyu Lee

Donggyu Lee is a analysis economist within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group.

Michael Pham

Michael Pham is a analysis analyst within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group. 

Elizabeth Wright

Elizabeth Wright is a analysis analyst within the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York’s Analysis and Statistics Group. 


Find out how to cite this submit:
Marco Del Negro, Keshav Dogra, Elena Elbarmi, Donggyu Lee, Michael Pham, and Elizabeth Wright, “The New York Fed DSGE Mannequin Forecast—September 2026,” Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York Liberty Avenue Economics, September 18, 2026, https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/09/the-new-york-fed-dsge-model-forecast-september-2026/
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