{
  "id": 16641037,
  "title": "The Fed Could Hike Interest Rates Again in 2026. Here's What Investors Should Do Right Now.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/the-fed-could-hike-interest-rates-again-in-2026-heres-what-investors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/26/the-fed-could-hike-interest-rates-again-in-2026/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 28th, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee will decide on the federal funds rate. Despite a quarter-point increase in September to combat lingering inflation, futures data from CME Group suggests there's a 90% chance the committee will maintain the current target range of 3.75% to 4%, with only a 10% chance of another quarter-point hike. The Fed has another opportunity to raise rates on December 9th, with interest rate futures indicating a 76% chance of a quarter-point increase and a 9% chance of a half-point increase to between 4.25% and 4.5%. Higher interest rates can negatively impact stocks, but periods of rate hikes often see market gains in the short term, so staying invested is advised. Instead of making a hasty decision based on this potential rate hike, investors should focus on identifying and holding high-quality stocks.",
  "summary": "There's some big news on the radar that could affect stock prices, but how, and for how long?",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal Reserve to decide on interest rates on October 28th",
    "90% chance of maintaining 3.75%-4% target range",
    "10% chance of another quarter-point hike in December"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}