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The full statement from the Federal Reserve Board for September 2026
The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 – 0 vote:The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage pointto 3-3/4to 4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate. The Committee is continuing its po
Why it matters
SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF) · Why linked: Official FOMC statement with unanimous 12-0 vote confirming a 25bp rate hike is a primary market-moving event for equities. Market context: Bearish — confirmed rate hike and policy stance pressure equity multiples.
TLT (20+ Year Treasury) · Why linked: Official Fed statement guiding rate policy directly drives Treasury yields and long-duration bond prices. Market context: Bearish — rate hike and forward guidance push bond yields higher.
DXY (US Dollar Index) · Why linked: Official Fed policy guidance is a key driver of dollar strength versus major peers. Market context: Bullish — hawkish Fed stance supports dollar appreciation.
QQQ (Invesco QQQ) · Why linked: Tech-heavy index is highly sensitive to Fed rate decisions via duration risk. Market context: Bearish — rate hike disproportionately pressures growth stocks.
How SPY, TLT, QQQ 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% |
| QQQ | 3 | +1.28% | 67% |
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