09/30/2026
Now that the Fed has raised rates, the obvious question is: what happens next?
LPL Research went back through the six Fed tightening cycles since 1994. On average, stocks struggled during the first few months after an initial rate hike before improving around months five and six.
Averages don’t tell the whole story though. 2022 looked very different from 1997, and the circumstances surrounding each rate cycle are important to take into consideration.