# Richards Says It Will Be ‘Extremely Difficult’ for FOMC Not to Raise Rates

https://mins.news/en/video/59962

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-15 20:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-t_n88X1XA

> Bond traders are pricing in a Federal Reserve rate hike on Wednesday with confidence that has been correct for decades. Interest-rate swaps indicate a more than 90% chance that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and colleagues will raise the benchmark rate by a quarter point from its current 3.5%-3.75% range, implying about 23 basis points of tightening.

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