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The Fed held rates steady but signaled a slower pace of rate-setting, likely keeping rate expectations lower and supporting equities in the near term. History shows that softer rate expectations and clarified policy cadence tend to lift equity indices, particularly when inflation data remains mixed but trending toward target. The shift to fewer meetings could reduce near-term volatility, aiding a constructive market drift.
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Fed left policy unchanged at 3.75–4.00% with a 10–2 vote, saying more data is needed to hit 2% inflation. Dissenters Cook and Hammack pushed for a hike. The plan to reduce rate-setting meetings in 2027–28 could boost near-term equity stability if inflation stays on track, supporting the S&P 500
Fed kept rates at 3.75%–4.00% with a 10–2 vote.
Dissenters Cook and Hammack pushed for a hike.
Fed will cut rate-setting meetings to seven in 2027.
In 2028 meetings drop to six, with two strategy-only.
S&P 500 rose about 0.2%–0.3% as Warsh spoke.
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