BBC News — Business
88%
25 bps increase
▲ 12 pts in 24 h
- 25 bps increase ▲12 88%
- No change ▼16 6%
- 50+ bps increase ▲4 5%
- 25 bps decrease <1%
25 bps increase, last 16 days
What does the raise in interest rates mean?
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$2.7T
market cap at the headline
+0.6%
2 h before
-4.6%
4 h after
-4.5%
12 h after
First headline
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Nov 5 14:02
What Federal funds rate has done before
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 40 days ago | Federal funds rate: 3.88 (+0.13) rise | Oct 2026 |
| 2 months ago | Federal funds rate: 3.75 (+0.12) rise | Sep 2026 |
| 3 months ago | Federal funds rate: 3.63 no change | Aug 2026 |
| 4 months ago | Federal funds rate: 3.63 no change | Jul 2026 |
| 5 months ago | Federal funds rate: 3.63 no change | Jun 2026 |
FRED series, with the value of each release and its change.
What could happen next i
90%
Yes
▲ 15 pts in 24 h
- Yes ▲15 90%
- No ▼15 9%
Yes, last 16 days
81%
Hike 25bps
▲ 4 pts in 24 h
- Hike 25bps ▲4 81%
- Fed maintains rate ▼3 20%
- Cut 25bps 2%
- Hike >25bps ▼1 1%
- 1 more1%
Hike 25bps, last 16 days