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September 24, 2026
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Fed Officials Sing From the Same Hawkish Hymn, and Stocks Slide at Midday

By midday Thursday, the stock market had heard enough from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite...

September 24, 2026
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The Hike That Ended a Three-Year Freeze: Inside the Fed’s September Rate Increase

Something shifted inside the Federal Reserve this month, and Thursday’s speeches finally let us hear it. After more than three years without touching interest rates, the central bank raised...

September 23, 2026
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Fed’s Barr Says More Rate Hikes Are Likely Needed to Tame Inflation

The Federal Reserve is not done. That was the message from Fed Governor Michael Barr on Wednesday, in remarks that gave Wall Street its freshest reason to rethink how...

September 23, 2026
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The Market Is Betting the Fed Hikes Again in December. Savers Should Listen, Borrowers Should Act.

A week after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, Wall Street is already pricing the next one. Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that...

September 22, 2026
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Fed Officials Close Ranks Behind Last Week’s Rate Hike: “Risks to Inflation Outweigh”

The Federal Reserve’s newest hike is barely a week old, and central bank officials are already making the case that it was the right call. In a trio of...

September 20, 2026
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The Fed Hiked Rates. Here Is Exactly What It Costs You, Line by Line

A quarter of a percentage point. That is all the Federal Reserve moved on Wednesday, September 16: the target range for the federal funds rate rose to 3.75% to...

September 20, 2026
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The Week the World’s Central Banks All Tightened Together

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, September 16. The Bank of England held on Thursday, September 17, but left the door open to hikes of its own....

September 19, 2026
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The Dot Plot, Explained: How to Read the Fed’s Crystal Ball

Every few months, the Federal Reserve releases a little chart that looks like a constellation of dots — and markets hang on it like scripture. This week, after the...

September 19, 2026
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The Week Ahead: Wednesday’s PMI Day, Three Central Banks, and the Oil Wildcard

Markets are closed this weekend, and honestly, they could use the rest. This was the week the Federal Reserve raised rates a quarter point to 3.75%–4.00% — the first...

September 19, 2026
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The Fed Raised Rates. Here’s Exactly What Happens to Your Money Next.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate to 3.75%–4.00% this week — the first hike since July 2023. You’ve seen the headlines. But what does a quarter-point move in...