Stock Market: Tech Stocks Rose Even After the September FOMC Meeting—Key Factors to Watch Beyond the 3.75–4.00% Interest Rate
As of 2026-09-19 at 11 a.m. Korea time, the U.S. Federal Reserve had raised its benchmark interest rate target range by 0.25% percentage points to 3.75–4.00% at the September FOMC meeting. Yet in U.S. trading on 18, the S&P500 and Nasdaq rose by 0.17% and 0.40%, respectively. This makes it difficult to judge the direction of the stock market based solely on an interest rate increase.