WS #10063
Fed held rates steady but dot plot shows median year-end rate at 3.8%, implying at least one hike in 2026; fed funds futures fully price 25 bps hike by October. Large dark pool trades detected: $343M in AVGO and $169M in LITE, suggesting institutional accumulation. Tim Cook warns of 'unavoidable' price hikes due to soaring memory chip costs from AI boom, negative for AAPL and consumer tech.
Fed hawkish dot plot
Fed held rates steady but dot plot shows median year-end rate at 3.8%, implying at least one hike in 2026; fed funds futures fully price 25 bps hike by October.
Large dark pool trades detected: $343M in AVGO and $169M in LITE, suggesting institutional accumulation.
Tim Cook warns of 'unavoidable' price hikes due to soaring memory chip costs from AI boom, negative for AAPL and consumer tech.