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Wall Street: Interest rates up, stock prices too? The Fed decides today

The markets expect an interest rate hike of 0.25 percentage points to 3.75 to four percent. However, the decisive factors will be the new interest rate forecasts and the statements by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh.

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Wall Street: Interest rates up, stock prices too? The Fed decides today

US stock market futures are showing a slight recovery after six loss days in seven sessions, with Nasdaq futures up 0.5% and S&P futures up 0.2%. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75-4.00% today. JPMorgan's Market Intelligence team predicts two more rate hikes, in September and December, but this depends on oil prices dropping due to a Middle East agreement.

Meanwhile, companies like J.B. Hunt are experiencing significant cost pressures, with the transport company expecting a 5-10% drop in Q3 profit.

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