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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The Fed hiked and then told markets it isn't done

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The Fed hiked and then told markets it isn't done

The Fed raised rates 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, unanimously, and penciled in another hike to roughly 4.1% by year-end. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow nowcast jumped to 5.1% even as housing starts and homebuilder sentiment kept sliding.

S&P 500 candlestick chart during the 09/16/2026 FOMC press conference, with annotated quotes and vertical event lines as the index falls.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, after a unanimous 25bp hike, left little room to treat the move as a one-off, saying inflation has been too high for too long. Source

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