Fed Hikes Rates as Warsh Warns Inflation 'Too High,' Stocks Slide and Oil Tumbles 3.5%

— Executive Summary

·The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday—its first hike in more than three years—and Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish message that inflation remains unacceptably high, sending equities lower and the 10-year Treasury yield above 5% for the first time since July 2007.
·The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.15% while the S&P 500 shed 0.44%, though the Nasdaq 100 held nearly flat.
·Oil dropped 3.52% as supply concerns eased, while gold slipped 0.61%.
·Bitcoin and altcoins posted modest gains despite spot Bitcoin ETFs recording their largest single-day outflow since June—$450 million—following the Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act.
·Retail sales data showed unexpected consumer strength, rising 1.2% in August and complicating the Fed's inflation fight.

Market Snapshot

S&P 500 (SPY) — 754.05 (-0.44%) [Twelve Data] · Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) — 704.72 (+0.03%) [Twelve Data] · Dow Jones (DIA) — 515.22 (-1.15%) [Twelve Data] · Gold (GLD) — 391.74 (-0.61%) [Twelve Data] · US Oil (USO) — 156.17 (-3.52%) [Twelve Data] · Bitcoin (BTC) — 76,391 (+0.64%) [Binance US] · Ethereum (ETH) — 2,442 (+1.68%) [Binance US]

Stock Markets

U.S. equities sold off sharply after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh struck a decidedly hawkish tone following the central bank's decision to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 631 points, or 1.21%, to close at 51,461.90, while the S&P 500 fell 33.92 points, or 0.45%, to 7,551.81. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged down just 3.15 points, reflecting relative resilience in technology shares near the closing bell.

Fed Hikes Rates as Warsh Warns Inflation 'Too High,' Stocks Slide and Oil Tumbles 3.5%

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