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3 Dates That Could Influence the Stock Market in October

3 Dates That Could Influence the Stock Market in October

If you've been following the stock market even casually this year, you know there's one factor above all that's been roiling Wall Street: inflation. Inflation is near a 40-year high, clocking in at 8.3% year over year in August, and those persistent price increases have led the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates faster than it has in at least a generation. On Sept. 21, the Fed raised the federal funds rate another 75 basis points, its third such hike in a row.