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Markets React to Fed Decision

Markets React to Fed Decision

Business — Article16.com picture desk

Policymakers held rates but moved the dot plot, and equities spent the afternoon repricing what that means for mortgage costs.

The statement dropped a single clause about "additional firming", which was enough for the two-year yield to fall six basis points.

What we know

Reporters spoke to officials, operators and analysts directly involved, and reviewed documents published this week. Figures quoted in this piece are the most recent available and will be updated as new data lands.

We are not forecasting a boom — we are saying the risk of a hard landing has fallen, which is a different and more useful sentence.

What happens next

Analysts will watch next month's labour numbers and the next inflation print for confirmation. Until then, treat the move as a repricing rather than a new trend.

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