What happened
FOMC voted 12-0 on September 16, 2026 to raise the federal funds range by 25bp to 3.75%-4.00%.
The Federal Reserve unanimously raised interest rates on September 16, 2026, pushing the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4.00% in its first hike since July 2023.
The updated dot plot delivered a sharper hawkish tilt: 16 of 18 FOMC policymakers now expect at least one more 25 basis point hike by end-2026, and the previously projected 2027 rate cut was removed entirely.
Rising oil prices and sticky inflation readings added pressure ahead of the decision, with Brent crude above $100 and mortgage rates reportedly rising to about 7%.
Timeline
September 16, 2026 — FOMC votes 12-0 to hike rates by 25bp to 3.75%-4.00%.
- September 16, 2026 — FOMC votes 12-0 to raise rates by 25bp.
Why it matters for me
Treasuries face higher-for-longer rates, with 16 of 18 policymakers expecting another hike by end-2026 and the 2027 cut removed.
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Higher Fed rates push mortgage rates to ~7%, increasing monthly borrowing costs for homeowners.
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10-year Treasury yield held near 5% — a 19-year high — signaling elevated government borrowing costs.
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Sticky inflation at 3.4% CPI and 3.7% PCE keeps the Fed on a higher-for-longer path, delaying rate cuts.
What to remember
The Fed is keeping rates elevated longer — bond investors and mortgage borrowers should prepare for sustained higher yields.
Fed raised rates 12-0 to 3.75%-4.00%, first hike since July 2023. 16 of 18 policymakers see another hike by end-2026.
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8 claimsFOMC voted 12-0 to raise federal funds range from 3.50%-3.75% to 3.75%-4.00%, the first hike since July 26, 2023.
The US 10-year Treasury yield held at 5.004% on September 16, 2026, a day after touching its highest closing level since 2007.
16 of 18 FOMC policymakers projected at least one more 25bp hike by end-2026; the 2027 rate cut was removed.
Fed funds futures priced in roughly 92.5% chance of a 25bp hike ahead of the decision, up from about 33% one month earlier.
US annual inflation hit 3.4% in August (CPI), core PCE rose 3.7% YoY through July — both well above the 2% target.
Crude oil traded north of $100 a barrel on September 16, following renewed US-Iran tensions earlier that month.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said: 'The plain fact is that inflation is too high and has been for too long.'
The 10-year note had risen about a quarter point since Warsh's Jackson Hole symposium on Aug 28, and about a full percentage point since its February low; mortgage rates reportedly rose to about 7%.
Community signals
Signal-only · not reporting“If the Federal Reserve were to keep rates steady Wednesday, that could surprise stocks... It could also damage the Fed's credibility, and reignite concerns that the central bank is caving to political pressure to keep rates steady.”
“Earlier in the year, it looked like we were entering into a rate cutting cycle that may last for six or twelve months, but now it feels like the tables have turned.”