The Fed held rates at 3.75%–4.00%, but the 10–2 vote carried a hawkish message: two members wanted a hike. That keeps pressure on rate-sensitive stocks, even with markets barely reacting.

My lean: cautious bearish on growth stocks until inflation data gives the Fed room to ease.

Did the pause buy markets time—or just delay the next rate shock?

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