Fed Interest Rate Decision September 2026: Will the Fed Raise Rates This Week? The Federal Reserve's September 2026 interest rate decision is now one of the biggest events on the U.S. economic calendar. The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet on September 15 and 16 , with the monetary-policy statement due Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh scheduled to hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET . The big question for investors, homeowners and borrowers is simple: Will the Fed raise interest rates this week, keep them unchanged, or surprise financial markets? The answer has become much less straightforward in recent days. Inflation has remained above the Fed's 2% target, recent employment data have been stronger than expected, and producer prices have also shown renewed pressure. Those developments have increased expectations for a possible rate hike. At the same time, economists have not reached a unanimous conclusion. A Reuters ...
Lil Durk Acquitted: What the Verdict Means and What Happens Next Lil Durk has been acquitted of all charges in the federal murder-for-hire case tied to the 2022 shooting targeting rapper Quando Rondo. But despite the stunning verdict, Durk is not yet a free man. A federal jury in Los Angeles found the Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks , not guilty after roughly three days of deliberations. The case centered on allegations that Durk helped orchestrate a revenge attack against Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo , whose cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, was killed in the 2022 shooting. The verdict is a major legal victory for Durk, who had been facing the possibility of a life sentence if convicted on the most serious charges. However, there is an important catch: Lil Durk remains in federal custody because he still faces a separate racketeering and weapons case scheduled for October 5, 2026. Here's what happened, what the jury decided, and what comes next for Lil Durk. Lil Dur...