Oil tops $100, Treasuries tag 5%, rate cuts are off the table. Warsh has three questions left tonight: hike 25, hold, or go more hawkish?
2026/09/16 02:44
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whether the vote is one-sided,
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where the dots put the year-end rate,
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how the statement talks about oil,
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and whether Warsh talks tough at the podium.
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A 25bp hike to 3.75%–4.00%, about 87%–90% odds. This is the base case.
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A hold, about 10%–13% odds. That would be a dovish surprise.
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A 50bp hike is under 2%. But a 25bp hike plus a sharply higher dot plot can still hit growth stocks. 25bp is mostly priced. What can actually reprice the tape is the dots and the press conference.
| Ticker | Sleeve | Why it fits |
| rXOM | Energy | Oil is above $100; the energy inflation premium is still there |
| rCVX | Energy | High-dividend cash machine; easier to trade than a single energy ETF |
| rJPM | Banks | Higher short rates feed large-bank net interest margin first |
| rGS | Investment banks | More volatility helps trading and deal flow |
| rRTX | Defense | Orders and geopolitics matter more than the multiple |
| Ticker | Sleeve | Why it fits |
| rNVDA | AI compute | Lower rates lift the multiple fastest |
| rTSLA | Growth | Long duration; most sensitive to rates moving down |
| rQQQ | Nasdaq ETF | One-ticket long on U.S. growth |
| rSOXL | 3x semiconductors | Chips already sold off Monday; bounce beta is high |
| rPLTR | AI software | High-multiple growth; first stop if money rotates back in |
| Ticker | Sleeve | Why it fits |
| rXOM | Energy | Cash cow; money leaving tech often lands here |
| rCVX | Energy | High yield, lower duration; holds up better in a hawkish tape |
| rSOXS | 3x inverse semis | Cleanest hedge if chip multiples get hit |
| rNEE | Utilities | Bond-like defense; relatively resilient in a rate scare |
| rPG | Staples | Steady earnings; less multiple damage than tech |
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