【For the First Time in Three Years, the Fed Raises Rates】The Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points, lifting the benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00%. This is the first rate hike since July 2023 and is in line with market expectations!
The Fed raised rates to drive inflation to fall “more timely,” signaling it will further tighten policy. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) raised the target range for the key interest rate to 3.75%-4.00% and hinted that it would further increase borrowing costs in the coming months. Fed Chair Waller supported the rate-hike decision passed unanimously, which effectively acknowledges that the Trump administration so far has failed to control inflation. Waller said that among the many factors pushing up Treasury yields, it does not include the market losing confidence in the Fed’s ability to contain inflation; higher borrowing costs stem from strong economic performance and a surge in capital expenditures, which intensify competition for capital. The Fed’s quarterly projections show that policymakers expect one more rate hike this year and expect rates to remain unchanged in 2027. At the same time, policymakers also raised their near-term inflation expectations and their forecast for economic growth this year.
U.S. President Trump said that U.S. interest rates should be at 1% or lower and should be cut quickly. However, he said that even after the Fed’s decision to raise rates, he still has confidence in Waller.
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The Fed raised rates to drive inflation to fall “more timely,” signaling it will further tighten policy. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) raised the target range for the key interest rate to 3.75%-4.00% and hinted that it would further increase borrowing costs in the coming months. Fed Chair Waller supported the rate-hike decision passed unanimously, which effectively acknowledges that the Trump administration so far has failed to control inflation. Waller said that among the many factors pushing up Treasury yields, it does not include the market losing confidence in the Fed’s ability to contain inflation; higher borrowing costs stem from strong economic performance and a surge in capital expenditures, which intensify competition for capital. The Fed’s quarterly projections show that policymakers expect one more rate hike this year and expect rates to remain unchanged in 2027. At the same time, policymakers also raised their near-term inflation expectations and their forecast for economic growth this year.
U.S. President Trump said that U.S. interest rates should be at 1% or lower and should be cut quickly. However, he said that even after the Fed’s decision to raise rates, he still has confidence in Waller.
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I remain firmly committed to buying the stocks of the industry’s leading companies: Nvidia, and SpaceX, and Tesla.
$SPCX.US
$NVDA.US
$TSLA.US
