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    FOMC Raises Policy Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% Target Band

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    FOMC Raises Policy Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% Target Band

    Direct answer

    The Federal Open Market Committee executed a 25 basis point rate increase, raising the policy target band to 3.75%-4.00%. The unanimous vote marked an explicit policy move aimed at accelerating progress toward the central bank's 2.0% inflation objective. During the post-FOMC press conference, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated that inflation reduction must proceed with sufficient speed, signaling openness to further policy tightening if price metrics remain sticky above target.

    Original publisher
    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-21
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-21

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “FOMC Raises Policy Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% Target Band”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-21. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-21/fomc-raises-policy-rate-25-bps-to-3-75-4-00-target-band-201501

    MACRO
    FOMC Raises Policy Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% Target Band
    The Federal Open Market Committee executed a 25 basis point rate increase, raising the policy target band to 3.75%-4.00%. The unanimous vote marked an explicit policy move aimed at accelerating progress toward the central bank's 2.0% inflation objective. During the post-FOMC press conference, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated that inflation reduction must proceed with sufficient speed, signaling openness to further policy tightening if price metrics remain sticky above target.
    DGS10SPY
    Impact
    90
    SEP 21
    SIG
    92%
    DGS10SPY
    FOMC Raises Policy Rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% Target Band
    The Federal Open Market Committee executed a 25 basis point rate increase, raising the policy target band to 3.75%-4.00%. The unanimous vote marked an explicit policy move aimed at accelerating progress toward the central bank's 2.0% inflation objective. During the post-FOMC press conference, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated that inflation reduction must proceed with sufficient speed, signaling openness to further policy tightening if price metrics remain sticky above target.
    → A 25 basis point policy rate hike increases the risk-free cash hurdle rate and elevates short-end funding costs across SOFR-linked debt instruments.
    Impact
    The Federal Open Market Committee executed a 25 basis point rate increase, raising the policy target band to 3.75%-4.00%. The unanimous vote marked an explicit policy move aimed at accelerating progress toward the central bank's 2.0% inflation objective. During the post-FOMC press conference, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stated that inflation reduction must proceed with sufficient speed, signaling openness to further policy tightening if price metrics remain sticky above target.
    Affected
    DGS10SPY
    Transmission
    A 25 basis point policy rate hike increases the risk-free cash hurdle rate and elevates short-end funding costs across SOFR-linked debt instruments.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    DGS10higher terminal rate pricing lifting short and long-term borrowing yieldsDown1-4wFOMC unanimously raised target rate to 3.75%-4.00%.
    SPYhigher discount rate multiple compression on high-multiple equitiesDown1-5dFederal Reserve policy rate increase to 3.75%-4.00%.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    SPYDownagreed773.50 2026-09-21-0.02%-1.02%-0.91%

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