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Weekly Market Commentary: Stocks Mixed After First Fed Hike Since 2023
09/21/26
Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: September 8, 2026
Each week, our Investment Committee analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Stocks Mixed After First Fed Hike Since 2023," include:
- Equities were mixed last week after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the overnight lending rate for the first time in three years. The S&P 500 slipped -0.1% and the Russell 2000 declined -1.8%. The Nasdaq 100 bucked the trend, gaining +0.9%, as semiconductor stocks rallied late in the week.
- The most notable event last week was the September FOMC meeting. The Committee voted unanimously to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%, the first increase since July 2023. Interest rate futures market pricing implies a 90% chance of another 25-basis point increase by year end.
- The upcoming week includes little in terms of major economic data or earnings reports. In the absence of notable hard data, markets will likely be driven by developments in the Middle East and forward-looking comments made by scheduled Fed speakers.
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