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Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December

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Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December

Markets put the odds of an October hike below 10% as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares for a 2:30 p.m. ET press conference

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-0.9% 30d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-3.8% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-12.5% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • DHI D.R. Horton+5.5% 30d

    D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • SCHW The Charles Schwab

    The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-1.71%-0.37%base-0.15%after closeafter closeafter close
IEFNo price data for this ticker———————
JPMNo price data for this ticker———————
BACNo price data for this ticker———————
DHINo price data for this ticker———————
SCHWNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December Quartz

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The price since 28 Oct 2026: Ishares Tr (TLT) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ishares Tr (TLT)that day-0.15%still updating
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier-0.37%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-1.71%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies tied to this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December,” Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • IEF Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IEF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December.” Reason on file: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    For “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • DHI Horton D R

    For “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December,” Horton D R (DHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • SCHW Schwab Charles

    In “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December,” Schwab Charles (SCHW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Ishares Tr (TLT)

The 28 Oct 2026 story “Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December” names Ishares Tr (TLT) because of this story.

What ties Ishares Tr (TLT) to the headline is this: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (IEF): iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

The price range for Ishares Tr (TLT), and the dates in the story

IEF traded between 88.64 and 91.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 90.08. JPM traded between 325.12 and 344.37 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 335.77. TLT traded between 76.44 and 81.94 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TLT)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Fed expected to hold rates steady in October, hike seen in December” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.