Category: Economy

When the Federal Reserve decides to nudge interest rates higher, it's a signal that can make people scratch their heads. Suddenly, that money sitting in your regular savings account might not be working as hard as you'd hoped. In these …Read more  »

The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday decision is now in the books: a 25-basis-point hike that lifts the federal funds target range to 3.75%–4.00%, the first increase in more than three years. Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference and the updated dot plot …Read more  »

The Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%–4.00% — the first hike in more than three years — despite public pressure from President Trump for cuts. Chair Kevin Warsh and …Read more  »

The Federal Reserve’s September 16, 2026, Summary of Economic Projections—better known for its dot plot—points to one additional interest rate hike in 2026 after Wednesday’s already-delivered quarter-point increase. In plain terms: officials raised the federal funds target range to 3.75%–4.00%, …Read more  »

After the Federal Reserve’s September 16, 2026, hike of 25 basis points to a 3.75%–4.00% federal funds target range, the next question for many households is not philosophical—it is practical: how fast does my rate change? For credit cards, HELOCs, …Read more  »

Bond traders did not need Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision to invent a Fed path — they needed it to confirm one. After a unanimous +25 bp hike that lifted the federal funds target to 3.75%–4.00%, the updated Summary of Economic …Read more  »

The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday decision is now in the books: a 25-basis-point hike that lifts the federal funds target range to 3.75%–4.00%, the first increase in more than three years. Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference and the updated dot plot …Read more  »

Here is the cleanest read of Fed interest rate predictions for the rest of 2026 after the September 15–16 FOMC meeting: officials already delivered a +25 basis point hike to a 3.75%–4.00% federal funds target range on September 16, and …Read more  »

Call the housing market “frozen” after Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision and you are using a metaphor — not claiming that closings stopped. Homes still sell. Builders still deliver. Investors still underwrite. What the Fed’s +25 bp move to 3.75%–4.00%, Chair …Read more  »