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The Fed’s never been so confident on economic growth. What investors should do now, according to KKR.
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee showed their lowest level of worry about gross domestic product growth since it first started releasing its outlook.
Why it matters
SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF) · Why linked: Fed confidence on growth is a key driver of equity valuations and risk appetite Market context: Neutral to bullish as strong growth outlook supports earnings
TLT (20+ Year Treasury) · Why linked: Confident Fed on growth reduces rate-cut expectations, weighing on long-duration bonds Market context: Bearish as higher-for-longer rate expectations pressure bond prices
DXY (US Dollar Index) · Why linked: Stronger growth confidence and reduced dovish Fed bias support the dollar Market context: Bullish on relatively hawkish Fed and resilient growth
How SPY, TLT usually react
This story is too recent for its own reaction record — we score each asset against the actual price move 24h after publication. These are the long-run figures across every event we have tracked for them.
| Asset | Events | Avg max move | Closed lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 10 | +0.67% | 70% |
| TLT | 9 | +0.62% | 67% |
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