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Good morning,
The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25 percentage point increase on September 16th, 2026 in an effort to reduce inflation. The Fed’s announcement said:
“Inflation remains elevated. Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2 percent goal.”
This is the first increase since 2023. The increase brings the Federal Funds Target Range to a level last seen in December 2025. The image below shows the 10-year history of the Fed’s target rate.
The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate:
- Maximum employment
- Stable prices, currently interpreted as inflation averaging 2% annually
Lower interest rates help increase employment.
Higher interest rates help reduce inflation.
A move toward increasing rates has a negative effect on the economy overall.
The recent increase means that interest rates are likely to be higher for longer.
Higher interest rates matter most to businesses that:
- Depend on cheap financing because higher interest rates increase interest expense
- and/or are valued primarily on profits expected far in the future because a higher discount rate reduces the present value investors assign to distant cash flows
But for long-term investors in high-quality dividend-growth stocks, relatively small interest rate moves matter little.
They are unlikely to jeopardize the dividend streaks of quality businesses, and especially not fast-growing dividend stocks.
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