Fed Raises Interest Rates — First Hike Since 2023

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Fed increases rates for the first time since 2023; inflation outlook, policy rationale, and implications for investors explained.

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Watching a Charles Schwab explainer about the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023 matters because policy moves touch the company's core businesses: client cash yields, net interest income, and the flow of assets across brokerage and advisory products. Schwab is not a fintech fairy tale; it's a deposit-and-services business that benefits when short-term rates rise, even as higher rates can roil markets and temporarily slow trading and asset appreciation. The video is a timely walkthrough of those tradeoffs for everyday investors.