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    Fed Lifts Target Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% with 87% Odds of Further Hikes

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    Fed Lifts Target Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% with 87% Odds of Further Hikes

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    The FOMC lifted the policy rate corridor to 3.75%-4.00%, marking the first tightening cycle action under Chair Kevin Warsh. The move comes as futures pricing reflects sustained tightening pressure with an 87% chance of further rate hikes. The adjustment in terminal rate expectations has sustained 10-year Treasury yields near the 5.00% threshold, reinforcing short-duration fixed income demand while putting pressure on equity discount rates.

    Original publisher
    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-18
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-22

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Fed Lifts Target Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% with 87% Odds of Further Hikes”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-18/fed-lifts-target-rate-25-bps-to-3-75-4-00-with-87-odds-of-further-hikes-55cf4e

    POLICY
    Fed Lifts Target Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% with 87% Odds of Further Hikes
    The FOMC lifted the policy rate corridor to 3.75%-4.00%, marking the first tightening cycle action under Chair Kevin Warsh. The move comes as futures pricing reflects sustained tightening pressure with an 87% chance of further rate hikes. The adjustment in terminal rate expectations has sustained 10-year Treasury yields near the 5.00% threshold, reinforcing short-duration fixed income demand while putting pressure on equity discount rates.
    DGS10SHYQQQ
    Impact
    86
    SEP 18
    SIG
    92%
    DGS10SHYQQQ
    Fed Lifts Target Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% with 87% Odds of Further Hikes
    The FOMC lifted the policy rate corridor to 3.75%-4.00%, marking the first tightening cycle action under Chair Kevin Warsh. The move comes as futures pricing reflects sustained tightening pressure with an 87% chance of further rate hikes. The adjustment in terminal rate expectations has sustained 10-year Treasury yields near the 5.00% threshold, reinforcing short-duration fixed income demand while putting pressure on equity discount rates.
    → Policy rate increases push up front-end yields and benchmark discount rates, lifting 10Y yields near 5.00% and compressing equity valuation multiples.
    Impact
    The FOMC lifted the policy rate corridor to 3.75%-4.00%, marking the first tightening cycle action under Chair Kevin Warsh. The move comes as futures pricing reflects sustained tightening pressure with an 87% chance of further rate hikes. The adjustment in terminal rate expectations has sustained 10-year Treasury yields near the 5.00% threshold, reinforcing short-duration fixed income demand while putting pressure on equity discount rates.
    Affected
    DGS10SHYQQQ
    Transmission
    Policy rate increases push up front-end yields and benchmark discount rates, lifting 10Y yields near 5.00% and compressing equity valuation multiples.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    DGS10higher benchmark yield via Fed terminal rate repricingDown1-4w10-year Treasury yields trade near 5% following the 25 bps rate hike.
    SHYfront-end yield reinvestment with minimal duration riskUp1-3mShort-term bond ETFs adjust yields upward following the rate increase to 3.75%-4.00%.
    QQQvaluation multiple compression from higher discount ratesMixed1-4wHigher interest rates test elevated valuations across large-cap technology holdings.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    QQQMixed721.45 2026-09-18+2.77%+3.19%Pending
    SHYUpagreed81.24 2026-09-18+0.06%-0.04%+0.15%

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